Chess prodigy Beth Harmon, played by actress Anya Taylor-Joy, reads a chess pamphlet in Netflix's miniseries "The Queen Gambit." Netflix Netflix's "The Queen's Gambit" has inspired a surge of interest ...

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Chess has captured the imagination of humans for centuries due to its strategic beauty—an objective, board-based testament to the power of mortal intuition. Twenty-five years ago Wednesday, though, ...

Twenty-one years ago today, IBM computer Deep Blue famously beat chess world champion Garry Kasparov at his own game. While Deep Blue would go on to lose the full match, the event launched a long line ...

Learn about the use of computers in the game and the evolution of chess engines. Learn about the use of computers in the game and the evolution of chess engines. Discover the history behind the famous ...

The sixth game of the World Chess Championship was over before the sun set. This was new. The intricately fought contests had thus far lasted until night fell, and sometimes well beyond. The darkness ...

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