Homemade chess board moves its own pieces. And wins.

To move its own pieces, a motorized mechanism beneath the board guides an electromagnet along the underside. When activated, ...
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The secret way to make perfect chess piece silicone molds

I Turned Chess Pieces Into Silicone Molds – INSANE Result! This DIY Silicone Mold Trick Makes Perfect Chess Pieces! The ...
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Chess can be made fairer by rearranging the pieces

Chess can be improved by rearranging the positions of the starting pieces to produce a more difficult or fairer game, a physicist has found. A standard game of chess always starts with the pieces at ...