Russian chess player is accused of poisoning her opponent
The heinous act was caught on tape as well.
Tag: chess
New chess AI achieves top human performance without even looking for the best move
Without any explicit search, the engine is able to reach Grandmaster performance levels.
New “Student of Games” algorithm leaps between chess and poker, and hints at generalizable AI
A more generalizable AI doesn't look that far off.
Who is the best chess player in history? It depends how you look at it
There's no clear answer -- but there are a few suspects.
Chess drama: accusations of cheating and counteraccusations rattle prestigious chess tournament
Even Elon Musk is tweeting about it.
Mechanical Turk – the fake chess-playing machine that lacked intelligence but still fooled humans for decades
An 18th century machine called the Mechanical Turk wore a turban and a robe and beat humans in chess for ...
This sandstone cube may be the oldest chess piece we’ve ever found
One tiny piece of sandstone found in Jordan could be the world's oldest known chess piece ever found. Chess is ...
AI learns to play chess by studying game commentaries instead of practicing
Instead of practicing millions of games, this machine analyzes the language of sports commentators to master chess.
Novel AI can master games like chess and Go by itself, no humans needed
How do you spell "checkmate" in binary?
Magnus Carlsen retains World Chess Champion title
A well-deserved champion!
Chess tournament shows you really burn a lot of calories while thinking
If you want to lose a few extra pounds though, there are some better ways.
Google’s AlphaZero surpassed the sum of human chess knowledge — in 4 hours
Feeling outdated yet?
Elon Musk’s AI just beat the pros at Dota 2 — one of the most popular and complex computer games
Robots are now beating us at computer games.
Scientists ask the public’s help in getting to the bottom of consciousness — by cracking a chess problem
A novel take on consciousness.
Computer squares off against professional poker players – and loses badly
Even the best chess players are no match for computers these days, but computers are still struggling when it comes ...
The Formula that Could Destroy Chess Forever
photo credit: Mukumbura Norway’s Magnus Carlsen and India’s Viswanathan Anand are duking it out in the world championship, apparently, without ...
