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Who was [Leonardo Torres Quevedo]? Not exactly a household name, but as [IEEE Spectrum] points out, he invented a chess automaton in 1920 that would foreshadow the next century’s obsession …read more Continue reading The Chess Computer from 1912
The first computer to ever beat a reigning chess world champion didn’t do so until 1996 when a supercomputer built by IBM beat Garry Kasparov. But anyone who wasn’t a …read more Continue reading A Chess AI In Only 4K of Memory
Whether you’ve just started playing chess or are a seasoned pro, it can be difficult finding people of your skill level to play against. GoChess allows you to do so online, via an actual physical chessboard with robotically moving pieces.Continue Readi… Continue reading GoChess brings online opponents’ moves to a robotic chessboard
[legolor] brings us a great, cheap rotary axis to add to your small 3 axis CNC mills. How are you going to generate G-Code for this 4th axis? That’s the …read more Continue reading This $12 CNC Rotary Axis Will Make Your Head Spin
Some things remain classics, even after centuries, and chess and watches have certainly stood the test of time. [W&M Levsha] decided to combine them both in this “Chess Club” watch …read more Continue reading A Little Chess with Your Timepiece
A few months ago, a scandal erupted in the chess world which led to some pretty wild speculation around a specific chess player. We won’t go into any of the …read more Continue reading Electronic Shoe Explores Alleged Chess Misbehavior
With all the salacious stories about a cheating scandal rocking the world of championship-level chess, you’d think that we’d have delved into the story at least a bit here on …read more Continue reading Seeing if Cheating at Chess the Hard Way is Even Possible
The comprehensive report lays bare the statistically bizarre rise of a controversial grandmaster. Continue reading Chess.com Releases 72-Page ‘Hans Niemann Report’ Claiming He ‘Likely Cheated’ in More Than 100 Games
ButtFish is a program that, hypothetically, would let someone communicate to an AI chess program using a butt plug. Continue reading Did Hans Neimann Cheat at Chess With a Sex Toy? This Coder Is Attempting to Find Out.
To create the powerful AI art generators, engineers are training programs to soak up as much data as possible without questioning where it’s coming from. Continue reading AI Art is Powered by ISIS Executions and Non-Consenual Porn