Stories tagged "chess"

Thai people across the entire social stratum have been familiar with the popular game of Thai chess since the Ayutthaya Period. The game requires a 'wooden' chessboard divided into eight vertical and horizontal columns producing 64 squares

Makruk, or Thai chess, is one of the most popular indoor games among Thai people. It is played on a board between two people or two sides, who have to think strategically to defeat their rival. The player with the better strategy will win the game, .....

The artwork is an artificial intelligence program, ready to play chess with the viewer. If the viewer confronts the program, the computer's thought process is sketched on screen as it plays. A map is created from the traces of literally thousands of possi

REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer has died of a serious but unspecified illness, Iceland national radio reported on Friday. Fischer, who famously beat Russian Boris Spassky in 1972 to become world champion, was...

Leonardo da Vinci drew everything from war machines to anatomy sketches. Now it seems he may have also been an early illustrator of the chess puzzle.

Chess legend Bobby Fischer, whose tortured genius earned him both worldwide acclaim and disdain, has died at the age of 64 at his home in Iceland.

A Russian man has been crowned world champion in the novelty sport of chess boxing, a game that requires equal skill at moving pawns and throwing punches.

A notorious hip hop group noted for their violent lyrics and brushes with the law have developed an unlikely new sideline: online chess.

Alabaster Table - Chess/Checkers & Backgammon Tables Gaming Equipment Solid wood table with two storage drawers. Inlaid with genuine Italian alabaster. Made in

Chinese Chess Deluxe As a General you are in command of a massive army filled with Mandarins, Elephants, Horses, Chariots, Cannons and Soldiers. Make one