It’s been nearly 30 years since chess champion Garry Kasparov lost to IBM’s Deep Blue, marking the first time a reigning ...

There are many chess robots, most of which require the human player to move the opposing pieces themselves, or have a built-in mechanism that can slide the opposing pieces around to their new ...

Decisions come fast, even if contradictions and inconsistencies abound. But without much of a process, there is little ...

President Donald Trump said his decision to order strikes on Iran was based largely on instinct that Tehran might attack first, highlighting a decision-making style that relies on a small circle of ...

The American Red Cross urges donors to make an appointment to give blood or platelets now to keep the blood supply as strong ...

A blitz game at the European Women’s Chess Championship quickly turned into one of the most embarrassing moments of the tournament. Facing a 2300-rated international master, the position collapsed ...

A Dutchman, he was considered the best player outside the Soviet Union for two decades, although he described himself as ...

What started as a casual chess game quickly turned into something unexpected. An 8-year-old opponent began playing moves with surprising confidence and precision. As the game unfolded, it became clear ...

While beating an AI at a board game may seem relatively trivial, it can help us identify failure modes of the AI, or ways in which we can improve their training to avoid having them develop these ...

New research published in Machine Learning shows pattern learning is not enough to train AI to tackle games—and abstract ...

"Chess" stars Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher open up about "camaraderie," preshow rituals and their kids' favorite songs.