Who was [Leonardo Torres Quevedo]? Not exactly a household name, but as [IEEE Spectrum] points out, he invented a chess automaton in 1920 that would foreshadow the next century’s obsession with ...

Since Shatranj (Chess), the game's original form, is thought to have originated in India, and there’s an intriguing story tied to the Ramayana. What's Written in the Ramayana? The game of chess ...

In 1929 and 1930, the Cambridge top board lost his queen very early, once to a knight fork and then to a bishop pin. Matches ...