chess

In Just 5 Moves, Grandmaster Loses And Leaves Chess World Aghast

3:31pm February 03, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The "Queen of Chess" gave away her final match at a major festival to make a point. And it left befuddled chess watchers wondering — in the words of one announcer — "What. Is. Going. On??"

World chess champion Magnes Carlsen (right) won't play his computer or play the game like a computer. Instead, he chooses his strategy based on what he knows about his opponent.

Sports

20 Years Later, Humans Still No Match For Computers On The Chessboard

6:40pm October 24, 2016

by Robert Siegel

IBM's Deep Blue beat chess great Garry Kasparov in 1997. Humans and computers play the game differently, but have computers taught humans much about the game?

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World News

European Court Finds Russia Violated Rights Of Chess Star Garry Kasparov

6:22pm October 11, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Kasparov was detained for five hours at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport in 2007, preventing him from attending a political protest against the government of President Vladimir Putin.

Children make their moves at the Katwe Chess Academy, located in a slum in Kampala, Uganda. The Academy is where Phiona Mutesi, whose story is the basis for the movie Queen of Katwe, learned to play.

PHOTOS: They're All Kings And Queens Of Katwe

12:29pm October 05, 2016

by Michael O'Hagan

Kids in a Uganda slum learn that chess has a lot in common with life. You can't change the way you start out — but you can decide your next move.

Maurice Ashley, a chess grandmaster and the first African-American to hold that title, talks with his son, Jayden.

Education

Chess For Progress: How A Grandmaster Is Using The Game To Teach Life Skills

3:39pm April 23, 2016

by Maquita Peters

Grandmaster Maurice Ashley travels across the U.S. to teach students to play chess and apply its tactics and strategies to their lives. A former student reflects on the lifelong lessons he taught her.

Chess players score a game at the Northern New Hampshire Correctional facility in Berlin, N.H.

Chess Wars: 20 Inmates, 5 Weeks, 1 Champion

6:39pm February 09, 2016

by Keith O'Brien

Deep in the woods of New Hampshire, 20 inmates are engaged in a fierce chess tournament in a secluded prison. The prize may be just a paper certificate, but even then, winning means a lot.

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In the game Go, players use white or black stones to attempt to fence off territory.

Science

Forget Chess. A.I. Masters Wickedly Complex, Chinese Game Of 'Go'

4:15pm January 27, 2016

by Geoff Brumfiel

In a milestone for computers, a machine learned to play and has now beaten the European champion of the game.