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.

On This Day, Feb. 10: IBM's Deep Blue computer beats Garry Kasparov in chess

On Feb. 10, 1996, a computer -- IBM's Deep Blue -- won a game against world champion chess player Garry Kasparov.
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Kasparov vs. Deep Blue: the Chess Match That Changed Our Minds About AI

“If you want to know what the future of AI looks like, look at chess. It happened to us first, and it’s going to happen to all of you.” Reading time 13 minutes In May of 1997, Garry Kasparov sat down ...
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Building A Self-Playing Chess Board Robot

As popular as the game of chess is, it has one massive flaw. This being that it requires two participants, which can be a ...
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Deep understanding key in computer age of chess, says Viswanathan Anand

Five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand on Thursday said that in an era dominated by computer analysis and overwhelming data, deep understanding remains the only true differentiator in modern chess ...