There was a time, not long ago, when computers—mere assemblages of silicon and wire and plastic that can fly planes, drive cars, translate languages, and keep failing hearts beating—could ...

Computer Chess: Sundance Review Andrew Bujalski’s latest, about a weekend chess tournament between man and machine, was shot with clunky video equipment from the same bygone era it portrays.

Computer Chess An endearingly nutty, proudly analog tribute to the ultra-nerdy innovators of yesteryear, this quasi-mockumentary is easy to admire in spirit even when its haphazard construction ...

Computers may have reached a milestone where they can beat humans in advanced chess, where they can use and compare programs.

It was a pivotal moment in computing history when a computer beat a human at chess for the first time, but that doesn't mean chess is "solved." Pixabay On this day 21 years ago, the world changed ...

Computer chess programs can handily beat the best human players in the world—and their games are no less fascinating.

In an echo of the chess automaton hoaxes of the 18th and 19th centuries, Kasparov argued that the computer must actually have been controlled by a real grand master.

A group of 1980-era computer programmers gather in a hotel for a weekend tournament to determine who can write the best chess-playing program. Shot in archaic black-and-white video, Bujalski&#8217 ...

For the average player, trying to beat the computer at chess (even when you’re just playing on 'easy' on your laptop) is a difficult task. But as humans, we take solace in the fact that chess ...

In the current climate of social distancing, video conferencing has become the top source of visual communication. It's also a tool for chess tutorial sessions. The coronavirus pandemic prevents ...