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Blindsided by brutal AI chess bots? This one thinks like a human

For years, the game of chess has been seen as a litmus test for how far AI can go against the human intellect. When IBM’s Deep Blue supercomputer beat reigning Chess world champion Garry Kasparov in ...

Man builds electrified chessboard that shocks players for bad moves

Heisler’s Skinner box-esque chess set was inspired by similarly masochistic DIY projects like an electrified keyboard, and gets its voltage from a reconfigured TENS unit. Short for Transcutaneous ...

Homemade chess board moves its own pieces. And wins.

To move its own pieces, a motorized mechanism beneath the board guides an electromagnet along the underside. When activated, ...

A supercomputer beat a human chess champ 30 years ago, paving a path for AI dominance

In 1996, IBM's Deep Blue faced off against Garry Kasparov, the greatest chess mind on Earth — and changed history.

Chess was once for nerds - now everybody wants in

An Isle of Wight chess tournament is highlighting the game's growing popularity with young people.