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 ...

Although it might not be as ancient as games like Go, chess remains one of the oldest and most popular board games in the world. People have been putting different spins on the original game ever ...

Tired of being humbled by 12-year-olds in online chess tournaments? Meet your new secret weapon: the GoChess Mini Smart Chess Board. It's compact, portable, and packed with clever features to boost ...

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Newsday receives a commission on purchases made through Newsday Shopping, which helps support the journalism we bring to readers. Chess is one of the oldest games in history, played around the world.

Robots have been playing chess (or pretending to) since the Mechanical Turk in 1769. Today, we can easily jump online and play against an AI opponent or another human player anywhere in the world, but ...

Rachel Whiteread, Modern Chess Set, 2005. Courtesy Rachel Whiteread/Luhring Augustine, New York/RS&A Ltd., London/World Chess Hall of Fame Debbie Han, Battle of Conception, 2010. Courtesy World Chess ...