You can play against a human opponent, or take on the computer's artificial intelligence (AI) program. The AI has 100 customizable playing levels - 60 listed as "fun" and 40 rated as "Competition." ...

Iterative versions of computer chess software can also boost the Elo rating somewhat: The new world champion, Komodo 8, has an Elo rating that's around 60 points higher than Komodo 7a using the ...

It is this Kasparov vs Deep Blue battle — famously called ‘The Brain’s Last Stand’ by a magazine on its cover back in 1997 — ...

With help from computer chess software engineer Gary Linscott, these chess pros identify why Stockfish is virtually unbeatable by a human, from opening move to endgame.The charts depicting minimax ...

The story of the confrontation between man and machine in chess is not just a plot for science fiction. It is a real, ...

Chess champion Garry Kasparov was first beaten by a computer, Deep Blue, in 1997 (Credit: Getty Images) “I called it ‘do nothing but do it well’,” he recalls.