Artificial intelligencefromwww.npr.org2 weeks agoA supercomputer beat a human chess champ 30 years ago, paving a path for AI dominanceIn 1996 IBM's Deep Blue defeated world champion Garry Kasparov in a regulation chess game by calculating moves without fatigue or distraction.
HistoryfromWorld History Encyclopedia5 months agoThe History Of Chess: A 1500-year-old Strategy GameChess originated in northern India around the 5th century CE as chaturanga, a war simulation with distinct piece types aiming to capture the opponent's king.
Soccer (FIFA)fromwww.theguardian.com7 months agoRussians absent from world chess top 10 for first time since official lists beganFor the first time since 1971, no Russians are ranked in the classical world top 10 of chess.