A lot of computers can play chess. [Matthew Lui’s] Giraffe is a chess playing computer, but unlike other common chess programs, Giraffe taught itself to play. It apparently learned pretty well, too, ...

Hi everyone.<BR><BR>Does anyone have a recommendation for a free PC chess game? I love the one on Mac OS X, but I'd like something to play in Windows. No online play is necessary. I just like to play ...

Having defeated a human shogi (Japanese chess) expert, this computer program's next task is to figure out whether you can make the payments on a new mortgage. Heroz Inc., a small Japanese startup ...

We have covered many chess computers in the past, but we think this might just be the smallest. Enter the PIC Blitz: A tiny low-cost low-power computer that can play lightning chess. It’s based on a ...

Andrew Bujalski's Computer Chess is a little movie, but it's packed with a lot of nerdy and a lot of weird. The nerd factor should be at least somewhat evident from the title: It's about a group of ...

As computers get better at chess, their games look more human. Their moves seem more connected to known strategic plans, and when they aren’t, the logic can still often be discerned by experts. But ...

All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Andrew Bujalski’s ...

It's almost 18 years since IBM's Deep Blue famously beat Garry Kasparov at chess, becoming the first computer to defeat a human world champion. Since then, as you can probably imagine, computers have ...