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 ...

In 1980, toy giant Mattel released Computer Chess, a lower-cost, consumer-friendly portable chess computer with a battery-friendly LCD and no pieces to lose. But it was no slouch in the brains ...

I grew up in a chess-playing household. My father put his woodworking skills to good use and built a chess table for us to play on, we purchased multiple collectors' sets online, and we even equipped ...