Game over. Computer scientists at the University of Alberta have solved checkers, the popular board game with a history that dates back to 3,000 B.C. After 18-and-a-half years and sifting through 500 ...

First, let me go on record as saying I didn’t realize one could attain the title of “grand master” for playing checkers. I wish I knew such an exalted position existed for the relatively simple game ...

It took more than 18 years, but computer scientists have completely solved the game of chess, with a program that can be tied but never beaten. Steve Mirsky reports. If you're enjoying this article, ...

Checkers champions, meet your match. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. An invincible checkers-playing program named Chinook has ...

The perfect game of checkers ends as a draw, Canadian computer scientists reported. The team at the University of Alberta said they had "solved" checkers, the 5,000-year-old popular board game also ...

If you've ever felt the need to sit down and play a game of checkers with a computer, don't bother anymore. You simply cannot win. It's not that the odds of you beating it are slim to none, it's that ...