Chess has captured the imagination of humans for centuries due to its strategic beauty—an objective, board-based testament to the power of mortal intuition. Twenty-five years ago Wednesday, though, ...

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World chess champion Vladimir Kramnik has taken the third game of man vs. machine chess against the highly touted Deep Fritz 7 computer to lead 2.5 to 0.5 in an eight-game competition being held in ...

Oliver Roeder is a journalist, author and games player. He is a former senior writer for FiveThirtyEight, where he covered the World Chess Championship and other gaming pursuits. The following is ...

The game of kings remains as fascinating as ever in the computer era. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Add us as a preferred ...

Alexandra Botez was sitting in her apartment on a recent Friday in front of three computer monitors, a webcam and a microphone — and losing at chess. "This is not looking good, but this guy is not ...