Chess-Playing Machines

Dr. Richard Eales' great book "Chess: the History of a Game" in part traces the popularity of mostly modern chess through time. I was chagrined, however, by its minor mention of the Turk in this regard. Obviously I consider the exploits of the automaton a major factor in the promulgation of chess during

Asian little boy is playing chess with robot machine arm, STEM

The Turk - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ken Thompson (right) and Joe Condon, designers of Belle--a

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Machine teaches itself chess in 24 hours, attains international

The Turk: Wolfgang von Kempelen's Fake Automaton Chess Player

Automaton Chess Player, 1770

Watch: chess-playing robot grabs child opponent's finger and

The Mechanical Turk: The True Story of the Chess-playing Machine