Fischer was an aggressive player said to have an IQ higher than that of Albert Einstein. Chess legends Garry Kasparov (right) and Anatoli Karpov play chess in Valencia, Spain, in September 2009, 25 ...

If you imagine somebody playing chess against the computer, you’ll likely be visualizing them staring at their monitor in deep thought, mouse in hand, ready to drag their digital pawn into play. That ...

Since the 18th century, people have been fascinated by the idea of machines that could play chess against humans. With the advent of the digital electronic computer in the mid-20th century, that dream ...