The random setup of pieces in Chess960 makes the game in many ways a better match for computerized play than conventional chess, where opening moves are usually stored in a database. By Kevin Poulsen.

A: For serious chess players, there are at least three programs to consider: Rybka, Fritz and Shredder. All come in standard versions for $70 to $75, as well as more powerful "deep" versions that ...

AlphaZero's chess genius—analyzed with two moves.On one side was Stockfish 8. This world-champion program approaches chess like dynamite handles a boulder—with sheer force, churning through 60 ...

July 4, 2019 Auto Chess is not actually set to launch this week. Teamfight Tactics and Dota Underlords are busy staking their claim on the emerging autobattle genre, but the team behind the ...