To move its own pieces, a motorized mechanism beneath the board guides an electromagnet along the underside. When activated, ...

As popular as the game of chess is, it has one massive flaw. This being that it requires two participants, which can be a ...

For those who love the game of chess or for those who are just starting to learn, there is a new product that has launched via Indiegogo this month that might spark your interest. This unique folding ...

You can play chess against a machine on just about any computer, but that’s not nearly as fun as playing with real pieces. If you want to build a robot to play against for yourself, Maxim shows off a ...

Imagine a chessboard where the pieces move on their own, gliding across the squares with mechanical precision, as if guided by an invisible hand. It might sound like a scene from a futuristic movie, ...

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Any Harry Potter fan has surely spent at least a few moments of their life wishing that Wizard’s Chess — the enchanted version of the classic game in which pieces move without being touched — was a ...