which is also tasked with reading button inputs from the board’s side panel. The Nano is interfaced with a Raspberry Pi, which is the true brains of the operation. The Pi handles chess tasks ...

Books seem like a reasonable way to combat these reduced attention spans; they help us slow down and focus. With World Book ...

A Space Odyssey. And we want it.

This Rolls-Royce of chess sets (sorry) features an aluminium board with a leather base and various options of veneer finish, ...

[Tamerlan] explains it all in his sleekly designed build log. Though it hasn’t been long since we featured a Pi-powered LED chess board, we feel that [Tamerlan]’s build stands out for its ...

Second, the very qualities that make marble attractive — its rich colors and veining — can be an active distraction in a chess set. They give the pieces a tendency to blend in with the board ...