Many shows took the world by storm during the pandemic, but few were as surprising as The Queen's Gambit. Who knew the world of competitive chess could make for such entertaining, enthralling drama?

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Computers have been beating humans at chess for decades, and they’re now so predictably good at it that chess grandmasters won’t even bother to compete against them. But in what feels like a gesture ...

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SenseRobot manufactures chess and Go robots that independently move pieces with robot arms, recognize game moves, and offer training up to master level.

LEARNING TO MASTER CHESS BOARD BEFORE BASIC MATH. AALIYAH PHILLIPS SHOWS US HOW SOME CLASSROOMS ARE USING MUSIC TO TEACH KIDS AS YOUNG AS THREE YEARS OLD HOW TO PLAY THE GAME. IT’S NOT YOUR AVERAGE ...

It doesn't take long to get addicted to the ancient and complex game of chess. If you've got competent players to spar with, there's a lot to discover about opening gambits and ways to counter them.

Corrected: A previous version of this article referenced the International Chess Federation acronym as ICF. The acronym is FIDE. There are 25 million kids worldwide who play chess competitively, ...

About four years ago, Fritz and Chesster appeared on the computer scene. Chesster, as you may guess from the odd spelling of the name, was a young boy who was interested in chess. The name Fritz is ...