And why does it have different names in different languages? Of all the popular board games, chess is perhaps the oldest and certainly one of the most intriguing. Both the pieces and the moves reflect ...

In chess as in life, people use memory as a shortcut for decision-making. That strategy can backfire when the present doesn’t resemblance the past.

Not exactly a household name, but as [IEEE Spectrum] points out, he invented a chess automaton ... and pegs represented pieces. There were mechanical arms to move the pegs. The device actually ...