Open Chess project delivers electric shocks for bad moves and costs $22 versus $600 commercial smart boards through open-source DIY design.

Chess is one of the most ubiquitous games in the world, and it's easy to get started. All you need is a board and some pieces. There's no need for an app or robotics, and certainly no need for ...

An engineer has gone viral after creating a ruthless version of chess that literally punishes players with electric shocks ...

It may be 1,500 years old, but chess isn’t going anywhere, and part of its longevity may be the fact that it lends itself well to modern upgrades. Three years ago Infivention launched Square Off, a ...

Imagine a chessboard where the pieces move on their own, gliding across the squares with mechanical precision, as if guided by an invisible hand. It might sound like a scene from a futuristic movie, ...

There are many chess robots, most of which require the human player to move the opposing pieces themselves, or have a built-in mechanism that can slide the opposing pieces around to their new ...

As popular as the game of chess is, it has one massive flaw. This being that it requires two participants, which can be a challenge. Although playing chess on a computer against an AI has been a thing ...