There was a time, not long ago, when computers—mere assemblages of silicon and wire and plastic that can fly planes, drive cars, translate languages, and keep failing hearts beating—could really, ...

“Computer Chess” may be the strangest — and most wondrous — film of the year so far, and its director, Andrew Bujalski, doesn’t think it has much to do with chess. The film takes place at an ...

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Daniel Naroditsky, a top American player with an online following, was found dead in Charlotte, N.C., after talking about ...

Chess is undoubtedly a game of the mind. Sadly, some of the nuances are lost when you play on a computer screen. When a game is tactile, it carries a different gravity. Look at a poker player ...

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There is an immediate sense of change afoot in “Computer Chess,” Andrew Bujalski‘s fourth feature as writer-director, visible to anyone familiar with his previous work. While Bujalski’s influential ...

In late November, the latest official world chess championship match was staged in a large hall in the Olympic city of Sochi, Russia. The games were broadcast on the Internet with live commentary and ...

If you are searching for a chess computer to help refine your strategies, you may be interested in a new chess clock created by Corvi Adinventio, which combines the best of both into one smart chess ...

An endearingly nutty, proudly analog tribute to the ultra-nerdy innovators of yesteryear, this quasi-mockumentary is easy to admire in spirit even when its haphazard construction practically defines ...