Researchers at the University of St Andrews are challenging people to claim $1m (£770,000) by finding the solution to a "simple" chess puzzle. Computer programmers would be able to pocket the cash, ...

The struggle is akin to the fictional “super computer” Deep Thought in Douglas Adams’ popular sci-fi series the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, which took seven and a half million years to provide ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Simple Chess Simple Chess is a game perfectly described by its name. It is the simplest way to play chess on Steam against an advanced AI. From Zelda to ...

$1 million prize money will go to anyone who can create computer programme to solve Queen's Puzzle chess challenge iStock The University of St Andrews has issued a lucrative challenge to computer ...

Tesla Inc. and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is known for his innovation and tendency to question conventions. Last year, he publicly stated his disinterest in the classic board game chess. Musk, who played ...

SCIENTISTS have thrown down a million dollar gauntlet to computer programmers to find a solution to a 'simple' chess puzzle which could take thousands of years to solve. Did you know with a Digital ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the traditional game Chess is too simple. Despite its rich history and image as the “Game of Kings,” Musk says it was only relevant during humanity’s primitive stages.

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 with ...

Years ago, [Leo Neumann]’s girlfriend gave him a 1970s chess computer game that was missing almost everything but the super cool clicky keyboard. Noting the similarity of chess move labeling to chord ...