You can play chess against a machine on just about any computer, but that’s not nearly as fun as playing with real pieces. If you want to build a robot to play against for yourself, Maxim shows off a ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. It’s been nearly 30 years since chess champion Garry Kasparov ...

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 with ...

There was an item in a magazine about the latest thing to be taken over by the computer: a game board. It seems that now someone can play chess or checkers or something archaic like Monopoly or ...