Matteo Wong: So the basic idea is that chess-playing artificial intelligence, which are known as “chess engines,” are significantly better at this point than any human.

Are computers ruining chess? A controversy involving one of the game’s rising stars has sparked debate about creativity.

"The robot broke the child's finger - this, of course, is bad," said Moscow Chess Federation president Sergey Lazarev.

Yes, Google’s self-teaching artificial intelligence software, AlphaZero, will probably trounce you at chess. But there’s far more to human smarts than a speedy checkmate.

Lieberman came across the Raspberry Turk, a chess robot built by software engineer Joey Meyer, and knew that she wanted to replicate it for her pre-engineering class. There were only a handful of ...

While chess software and engines like AlphaZero and Leela have grown stronger than any chess players alive, LLMs are still ...

Levy Rozman answers the internet's burning questions about the game of chess. What's the best opening? How do you become a grandmaster? Was the Queen's Gambit an accurate show? What's the worst ...

Smart chess boards have recently gained traction, featuring AI enhancements that allow solo play against automated opponents, as well as real-time synchronization with software and PCs.

A cheating controversy involving two grandmasters shows how computers have transformed the game.