In 1996, IBM's Deep Blue computer defeated chess world champion Garry Kasparov in 37 moves. The victory marked a turning ...

It’s no secret that computers can smoke humans at chess. And now, as if to further mock our mere organic forms, scientists say they’ve created a computer made out of DNA that can play the board game — ...

There is an immediate sense of change afoot in “Computer Chess,” Andrew Bujalski‘s fourth feature as writer-director, visible to anyone familiar with his previous work. While Bujalski’s influential ...

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Thanks to over 3,000 backers a new electronic, connected chess computer and board have taken Kickstarter by storm raising over $900,000 with still 24 days remaining. ChessUp is a new chess computer ...

Chess has captured the imagination of humans for centuries due to its strategic beauty—an objective, board-based testament to the power of mortal intuition. Twenty-five years ago Wednesday, though, ...