This all sounds extremely complicated, but believe it or not, this is actually an incredibly simple model of how chess computers work, based upon techniques pioneered over 60 years ago.

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 ...

Some grandmasters have lamented that computers take the creativity out of chess, but their concern for the future of the game is off the mark.

Computer chess programs can handily beat the best human players in the world—and their games are no less fascinating.

A popular chess problem known as the Queen’s Puzzle has captivated mathematicians and computer scientists for years, yet no one has been able to write a ...

Chess brains take it easy Grandmasters can recall thousands of past moves By BBC News Online's Ivan Noble Chess experts and chess amateurs use different parts of their brain when they play, scientists ...

Building a computer programme that can solve a chess problem called the ‘Queens Puzzle’ could win you a prize of USD one million.

Computing, as a science and an industry, has always been intimately connected with games, and with none more so than chess. The quest to build a computer grandmaster has helped bring focus to ...

I have been playing a little bit of chess on iPad recently (read GESC chess tournament announcement, stickied at the top - and sign up) and I haven't played chess in a long time. My chess senses ...