Today, chess engines are an essential part of the training regime of practically every professional player. That’s why many were taken aback to hear that D Gukesh, who won the Candidates tournament ...

Almost a year ago exactly, DeepMind, the British artificial intelligence (AI) division owned by Google parent company Alphabet, made headlines with preprint research ("Mastering Chess and Shogi by ...

It was a war of titans you likely never heard about. One year ago, two of the world’s strongest and most radically different chess engines fought a pitched, 100-game battle to decide the future of ...

If you are interested in chess or perhaps coding and programming your very own chess engine. You are sure to enjoy this quick guide and overview provided by Bartek Spitza. Programming a chess engine ...

The future of chess could be right here. The Artificial Intelligence (AI) programme AlphaZero's recent, mind-boggling exploit -- destroying the highest-rated chess engine Stockfish in a 100-game match ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Chess is often seen as the ultimate mental challenge: 32 pieces on ...

Artificial intelligence has become so good at chess that its only competition now comes from other computer programs. Indeed, a human hasn’t defeated a machine in a chess tournament in 15 years. It’s ...

If you imagine somebody playing chess against the computer, you’ll likely be visualizing them staring at their monitor in deep thought, mouse in hand, ready to drag their digital pawn into play. That ...

Computer chess engines surpassed the world’s best human players in the 1990s. They can calculate millions of moves per second, allowing them to quickly make the best decision on the board. So why ...