The cutting-edge gamebot, named Ludii, “played the game against itself and identified a few variants that are enjoyable for humans to play.” ...

Over the last few centuries, behavioral psychologists have documented all kinds of ways of modifying our actions and the ...

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

Chess may be the quintessential game of skill, but oftentimes top-ranked competitors cancel each other out and prevent a decisive outcome. Among elite chess grandmasters, more than 70% of competitions ...

At the Hungarian national chess tournament in 1991, Judit Polgár had to choose a strategy: Play for a draw against Tibor Tolnai and thus gain enough points to make history. Or abandon caution, follow ...

I want to ask you a question: Do you think the choices you make today will have any impact on your future? If we stop to think about it, most of us would say, “Yes, of course.” But we don’t actually ...

Julia Gale is one of the co-founders of Beers by the Bay Chess & Social, a social club started with co-founders Mark Laturno and Aidan Ryan in 2024. It works just like the name says—they meet up each ...

The makers of a smart Rubik's Cube-like puzzle have upped the ante with their game technology with a special-edition Harry Potter-themed chess board, complete with character pieces. But can AI help ...

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For a game whose rules can be taught to a small child, chess is bewilderingly complicated—there are more possible games of chess than there are atoms in the observable universe, and despite the ...

Apple's App Store hosts official iPad-optimized versions of classic board games that preserve traditional rules while adding modern multiplayer support. These apps are designed for the iPad's larger ...