Computer v. Chess-Player Can a machine be made to think creatively? One reply is: First, can a machine be made to play a good game of chess?

In Chess960/Freestyle chess, the pieces on the back rank are reshuffled, meaning that computer-backed preparations leading to sometimes dull openings, are meaningless.

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… ...

Vincent Hubbard played chess in prison as an escape. Now he plays $20 games on the streets of South L.A. and competes in tournaments to find a new path forward.

YouTubers Put Anal Bead Chess Conspiracy To The Test A computer and some anal beads can beat a grandmaster after all ...

Magnus Carlsen on why the future of chess lies in freestyle Time, at the sport’s highest levels, for less computer-assisted rote learning and more creativity ...

The DNA computer can play a pared down version of chess and can potentially store data for thousands of years.

We invited the biggest female chess content creators to a mansion in Malibu with only one goal in mind: to determine who is the best chess player among us. The players include Anna Cramling, Dina ...

Video killed the radio star; chess engines have killed even more than that. Welcome to The End of Beauty and The Last Chess Show.

The historic Oxford v Cambridge varsity match, the oldest fixture in world chess, reaches 150 years this Saturday when the eight-a-side teams begin play at its traditional venue, the Royal ...

What is going on at top-level chess? Allegations of cheating – including wild speculation involving vibrating anal beads – which have rocked chess to its core. A fortnight ago the world ...