Phantom chess boards have been a thing for over forty years. I’m pleasantly surprised by this implantation. It’s well though out and gives a new spin on some of the old ideas.

At a regional chess tournament earlier this month, one competitor was allegedly caught on film lacing her opponent's board with liquid mercury. Skip to main content Menu ...

Chess is timeless, but automating it? That’s where the real magic begins. Enter [Tamerlan Goglichidze]’s Pi Board, an automated chess system that blends modern tech with age-old strategy ...

Osmanova said she had seen some tiny gray or silver "beads" rolling out from beneath her side of the chess board, but this apparently didn't seem odd until she began to feel unwell.

It’s Wizard’s Chess! We first saw Square Off at CES 2017, where we gave it our Best Cool Tech award.The chess pieces on the board can move without any help. Think Wizard’s Chess from J.K ...

Your remote opponent can play with a GoChess board of their own, or they can play via certain platforms, like chess.com. Once they input their move, you'll see the pieces slide across the board in ...

Unlike in actual wizard chess, with the Square Off, once you’ve successfully taken an opponent’s piece, the magnets just cleverly shuffle it off to the side of the board.

Think of it as a non-magical wizard's chess board from Harry Potter. The pieces move on their own, thanks to magnetic sensors, so all you have to do is watch the board and think of your next plan ...

Although it’s not directly related to Harry Potter in any way (yet!), the self-moving chess board from maker Square Off is still magical tech. The game utilizes a small robotic arm with a ...

In September, India swept the Open and Women’s gold medals at the 2024 Chess Olympiad. Then, the country’s youngest-ever grandmaster, Gukesh Dommaraju, 18, won the World Chess Championship in ...