As computers get better at chess, their games look more human. Their moves seem more connected to known strategic plans, and when they aren’t, the logic can still often be discerned by experts. But ...

Online Chess Kingdoms is predictably unsuccessful in its attempts to enhance the timeless classic, but thankfully it does let you play classic chess online or off. The game of chess dates back to ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has put a lot of people’s interests online, whether that’s playing Dungeons & Dragons over Zoom or taking virtual workout classes. But at least one of these interests, online ...

Fabiano Caruana is the top-rated American chess player and No. 2 in the world. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) Fabiano Caruana was in a bit of a hurry. The top-rated American chess player ...

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 ...