It’s been nearly 30 years since chess champion Garry Kasparov lost to IBM’s Deep Blue, marking the first time a reigning ...
In 1980, toy giant Mattel released Computer Chess, a lower-cost, consumer-friendly portable chess computer with a battery-friendly LCD and no pieces to lose. But it was no slouch in the brains ...
When you visit the History of Computer Chess exhibit at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, the first machine you see is “The Turk.” In 1770, a Hungarian engineer and diplomat ...