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 ...

Since the 18th century, people have been fascinated by the idea of machines that could play chess against humans. With the advent of the digital electronic computer in the mid-20th century, that dream ...

It was a pivotal moment in computing history when a computer beat a human at chess for the first time, but that doesn't mean chess is "solved." Pixabay On this day 21 years ago, the world changed ...

Twenty years ago IBM’s Deep Blue computer stunned the world by becoming the first machine to beat a reigning world chess champion in a six-game match. The supercomputer’s success against an ...