Chess or video games—which actually makes you smarter? The answer may surprise you.

Games don’t make you smarter, but they can support your brain, regardless of your age. Different games sharpen different ...
TweakTown

Ancient video game from 1979 beats ChatGPT in a chess game

TL;DR: In a surprising experiment, Atari 2600's 1979 chess game outperformed ChatGPT despite its 1.19 MHz CPU and limited move evaluation. The AI struggled with basic chess notation and made critical ...
bleedingcool

Chess Arena Announces New Closed Beta With Latest Trailer

Indie game developer and publisher Millions of Monsters dropped a new trailer today for Chess Arena while confirming the game is getting a Closed Beta. First off, the trailer here shows off more of ...
The New York Times

Magnus Carlsen vs The World: chess grandmaster’s 46-day game against 143,000 players ends in draw

The world’s top-ranked chess player, Magnus Carlsen, has drawn an unprecedented game where he played against more than 143,000 players from around the world. The event set a new record for someone ...
KHON2

Assets School students triumph at chess and video game tournament

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Assets School students Noah Cheng and Christina Mar excelled at their respective esports championships, with Cheng winning Assets School’s third consecutive chess championship and ...