The Very Basics of Chess

The game of chess is a two player strategic game played on a chess board which is a square board of eight rows and eight columns. The name that is assigned to the colors of the 64 squares is referred to as light squares and dark squares, which alternate. The board is placed between the [...]

Deep Blue: A Chess-playing Machine

Back in 1996, a computer known as Deep Blue struck a universal blow for artificial intelligence. The computer was designed by IBM with the sole intention of defeating a world champion at chess; this mission was accomplished when world champion Garry Kasparov was beaten in the opening match. He went on to win four of [...]

Defeating the Master

When I was a kid, my dad passed his love of chess on to me. Just about every night of the week, we would sit down at the dining room table and wage miniature warfare. In truth, it was more of a massacre than a fair fight. My dad was of the school that you [...]