That leads to the next computing frontier for chess: solving the game altogether—playing an objectively perfect game. Computers have been able to beat humans in ever-more complicated games, like Go.

Up until the late 1960s, computer chess programs displayed their moves in either written chess notation (i.e. “e4 e5”) or through a visual diagram of a chess board printed on paper.

Who was [Leonardo Torres Quevedo]? Not exactly a household name, but as [IEEE Spectrum] points out, he invented a chess automaton in 1920 that would foreshadow the next century’s obsession with ...

Computer Chess An endearingly nutty, ... Reviewed at Sundance Film Festival (Next), Jan. 21, 2013. (Also in Berlin Film Festival -- Forum.) Running time: 91 MIN.

Chess computers fail at Penrose’s chess puzzle because they have a database of end-games to choose from. This board is not, Tagg and Penrose believe, in the computer’s playbook.

Don’t kid yourself: Thinking is hard. You can see this in grandmaster chess players, whose heart rates triple to cantering under their shirts. What separates champion Magnus Carlsen is his ...

O N FEBRUARY 7th the inaugural tournament of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour will begin on Germany’s Baltic Sea coast. My anticipation is immense. At the Weissenhaus Resort, the world’s ...

Chess players have used software to help them choose their next move. As online chess has taken off, more young players are growing their skills on the internet rather than in official tournaments.

Who was [Leonardo Torres Quevedo]? Not exactly a household name, but as [IEEE Spectrum] points out, he invented a chess automaton in 1920 that would foreshadow the next century’s obsession wi… ...