This week marks 29 years since an epic man versus machine battle. It's when IBM's supercomputer, Deep Blue, beat Garry ...

With an encyclopedic memory, Nigel Richards conquered the game in English before moving on to French and Spanish. Just don’t ...

Later, as books about chess began to be published especially after Gutenberg created his revolutionary printing press in c.1440, the game began to assume a more general form during the 16th century.