Illustration of chess
- chessboard with chess pieces arranged as at the beginning of a game
: a game for 2 players each of whom moves 16 pieces according to fixed rules across a checkerboard and tries to checkmate the opponent's king
1
: a weedy annual European bromegrass (Bromus secalinus) widely naturalized in North America as a weed especially in grain
2
: any of several weedy bromegrasses related to chess
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Stephanie Innes, USA Today, 13 May 2026
But if Altman is right that Musk is simply after revenge, Musk may be winning that chess game, as the trial has stoked broader inquiries into Altman’s potential self-dealing.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
In 1997, the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeated chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov in the final game of a six-game match in New York, winning 3 ½-2 ½ and marking the first time a computer won a match against a reigning world champion.
—Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Its approach centered on using machine learning to train neural networks to learn and make decisions in ways that resemble human cognition, rather than programming actions and reactions individually or specializing software for specific tasks (such as playing chess or modeling climate systems).
—Alison Eldridge, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 May 2026
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Shivananjappa described her brother-in-law to the Republic as an avid chess player and champion, as well as a black belt in karate.
—Stephanie Innes, USA Today, 13 May 2026
But if Altman is right that Musk is simply after revenge, Musk may be winning that chess game, as the trial has stoked broader inquiries into Altman’s potential self-dealing.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
In 1997, the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeated chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov in the final game of a six-game match in New York, winning 3 ½-2 ½ and marking the first time a computer won a match against a reigning world champion.
—Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Its approach centered on using machine learning to train neural networks to learn and make decisions in ways that resemble human cognition, rather than programming actions and reactions individually or specializing software for specific tasks (such as playing chess or modeling climate systems).
—Alison Eldridge, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 May 2026
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“Chess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chess. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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