There was a time, not long ago, when computers—mere assemblages of silicon and wire and plastic that can fly planes, drive cars, translate languages, and keep failing hearts beating—could ...

Computer Chess An endearingly nutty, proudly analog tribute to the ultra-nerdy innovators of yesteryear, this quasi-mockumentary is easy to admire in spirit even when its haphazard construction ...

Computer Chess: Sundance Review Andrew Bujalski’s latest, about a weekend chess tournament between man and machine, was shot with clunky video equipment from the same bygone era it portrays.

It's been 16 years since Deep Blue first beat Gary Kasparov at chess representing a major breakthrough in terms of the ability of computers to surpass to outperform humans at certain tasks. But now ...

It was a pivotal moment in computing history when a computer beat a human at chess for the first time, but that doesn't mean chess is "solved." Pixabay On this day 21 years ago, the world changed ...

Computer chess programs can handily beat the best human players in the world—and their games are no less fascinating.

In an echo of the chess automaton hoaxes of the 18th and 19th centuries, Kasparov argued that the computer must actually have been controlled by a real grand master.

For the average player, trying to beat the computer at chess (even when you’re just playing on 'easy' on your laptop) is a difficult task. But as humans, we take solace in the fact that chess ...

In the current climate of social distancing, video conferencing has become the top source of visual communication. It's also a tool for chess tutorial sessions. The coronavirus pandemic prevents ...