To move its own pieces, a motorized mechanism beneath the board guides an electromagnet along the underside. When activated, ...

Gukesh Dommaraju’s emotional apology during the Prague Masters highlighted a broader dip in form among India’s top players, including Arjun Erigaisi and Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa. Experts cite heavy ...

The result is that it takes my opponents by complete surprise and creates total pandemonium in their minds. It freezes their brains. It dazzles the eyes of the spectator. And from that position, I ...

It’s worth knowing whether you’re just playing a game you like — or maybe also improving your brain chemistry.

A journalist charts the progress of AI pioneer Demis Hassabis from child chess prodigy to Nobel prize winner ...

Magnus Carlsen doesn't just play differently; he thinks differently. His interviews reveal a man who prioritizes "the feel" over the "the math." ...

Arbaugh, Neuralink’s first patient, will discuss his life-changing brain-computer interface and demonstrate it at the ...

Levy Rozman wrote a book that introduces infants to the chess board. But he doesn't just want parents to teach their kids the ...

The weight of the world title can break even the strongest of players. For 19-year-old D. Gukesh, the pressure recently reached a visible breaking point.

Ten years after a milestone victory, AI now dominates Go training. Players are figuring out what that means for the game.

AI doomsters believe that AI will quickly become better at “everything.” That may not be true, but what if it is? What does that mean most immediately for the arts, where AI slop is already permeating ...

Protecting against individual hackers was difficult enough, but system admins everywhere may have an even harder time with AI-enhanced hacking.