If you’ve ever played chess or even checkers, you’ve probably thought about making a board that lets a computer play you without having to enter your moves and look at the board on a screen ...

He’s using an Arduino Mega that connects to the host PC via a Python script. The AI can be any chess engine that uses the Universal Chess Interface protocol, which [Oriol] points out that most ...

This isn’t just a themed chess set; it’s a fully robotic, AI-powered board where the pieces move on their own, finally delivering on a dream many fans have held for over two decades.