There was a time, not long ago, when computers—mere assemblages of silicon and wire and plastic that can fly planes, drive cars, translate languages, and keep failing hearts beating—could ...

It was a pivotal moment in computing history when a computer beat a human at chess for the first time, but that doesn't mean chess is "solved." Pixabay On this day 21 years ago, the world changed ...

Andrew Bujalski’s ‘Computer Chess’ recalls the world of computer nerds before ones and zeroes were cool.

It comes as no huge surprise that the latest iteration in the long-running Chessmaster series once again seizes the title of computer chess champion - in the past several years, the Chessmaster ...

The growth of computer chess technology also highlighted the advances in the field of artificial intelligence, the branch of science focused on building machines that can mimic human thinking.

A group of 1980-era computer programmers gather in a hotel for a weekend tournament to determine who can write the best chess-playing program. Shot in archaic black-and-white video, Bujalski&#8217 ...

Had Computer Chess been content to stick with this observational mode, it probably would have made a terrific period satire, sharp but affectionate.

Computers may have reached a milestone where they can beat humans in advanced chess, where they can use and compare programs.

A game from the Komodo-Stockfish match in the recent Thoresen Chess Engines Competition shows that computers can play interesting games.

Director Andrew Bujalski talks about capturing an authentic vintage geek look and casting real tech heads in his fourth feature. Andrew Bujalski is neither a computer whiz nor a chess genius. “I ...

Andrew Bujalski’s astonishing new film, “Computer Chess” (playing now at Film Forum), which recreates the excitement and strangeness of the early … ...