If you’ve ever played chess or even checkers, you’ve probably thought about making a board that lets a computer ... motion system can selectively pick up and move pieces.

Chess is one of the oldest recorded and most revered board games, and it dates back centuries. However, despite its cent ...

Before each game, a lottery draw with a bowl of wooden balls determines how the chess board will be scrambled, and the players convene to discuss strategies for the new arrangement of pieces. Cameras ...