Today the machine learning algorithm MuZero was detailed in a feature research paper in Nature. MuZero expands on the abilities of systems like AlphaGo, AlphaGo Zero, and AlphaZero. Each new algorithm ...

Thanks to the pandemic and hit Netflix show The Queen’s Gambit, interest in virtual chess has spiked. More Americans now play chess than tennis and golf combined, and most of that is online. In the ...

Maurice Ashley knows chess, and he enthusiastically shares that knowledge with kids who want to learn. Inducted into the World Chess Hall of Fame, and the first Black person to earn the title of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For centuries, chess experts have largely agreed that playing white offers a slight starting advantage over black. The standard ...

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Netflix’s Queen of Chess documentary follows the life of Judit Polgár, the best female chess player ever, and her journey to ...