A computer programme has taught itself to become an international grand master after playing itself for just 72 hours. The software was able to learn from its own mistakes as it played against itself ...

Saitek's Mephisto Maestro Travel Chess Computer showed me that I'm really, really rusty at chess. The Maestro sells for around $100 (Cdn.) and looks a lot like a Palm computer on steroids. It's got ...

While Japanese gamers have had a large selection of strategy games available for a while now (too many, actually), western N64 owners can now get their hands on the very first chess game for N64: ...

When you visit the History of Computer Chess exhibit at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, the first machine you see is “The Turk.” In 1770, a Hungarian engineer and diplomat ...