The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Chess World

This paper focuses on key areas in which artificial intelligence has affected the chess world, including cheat detection methods, which are especially necessary recently, as there has been an unexpected rise in the popularity of online chess. Many major chess events that were to take plac...

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Main Author: Duca Iliescu, Delia Monica
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2020-12-01
Series:JMIR Serious Games
Online Access:http://games.jmir.org/2020/4/e24049/
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Summary:This paper focuses on key areas in which artificial intelligence has affected the chess world, including cheat detection methods, which are especially necessary recently, as there has been an unexpected rise in the popularity of online chess. Many major chess events that were to take place in 2020 have been canceled, but the global popularity of chess has in fact grown in recent months due to easier conversion of the game from offline to online formats compared with other games. Still, though a game of chess can be easily played online, there are some concerns about the increased chances of cheating. Artificial intelligence can address these concerns.
ISSN:2291-9279