The computer takeover of chess occurred, at least in the popular imagination, 25 years ago, ... there are more possible chess games than atoms in the observable universe.

Chess computers fail at Penrose’s chess puzzle because they have a database of end-games to choose from. This board is not, Tagg and Penrose believe, in the computer’s playbook.

Now we can question Magnus’ domination. This is not just his second loss to Gukesh, it’s a convincing loss. It’s not a ...