5 Ways to Explore Chess During 2024 World Chess Championship
Chess, the classic game of strategy, has always been a great platform for testing artificial intelligence. Over the years, Google has made significant advancements in AI, notably with AlphaZero, a program that taught itself how to master chess from scratch. These breakthroughs showcase AI's capability to find innovative solutions in complex situations.
1. Take chess beyond the board with a historical deep dive
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) and Google Arts & Culture have collaborated on "Beyond the Board", a digital exhibition exploring the history of chess from the sixth century to the present day. Curated by Woman Grandmaster Anna Burtasova, this exhibition features FIDE's archival collection, showcasing the evolution of the game and its key figures.
2. Transform your ideas into one-of-a-kind chess pieces
GenChess, an AI-powered experiment from Google Labs, allows you to reimagine the traditional chess set. Using Google's advanced image generation model, Imagen 3, you can create a unique chess set by providing a text prompt. GenChess will be available for you to try this week.
3. Join the challenge to build an AI chess bot
FIDE and Google have joined forces to launch the FIDE & Google Efficient Chess AI Challenge on Kaggle. This coding challenge invites individuals worldwide to develop their own AI chess engines under strict memory and processing constraints. It provides an opportunity for AI enthusiasts to showcase their creativity. Kaggle offers free computational resources, starter materials, and a supportive community to assist participants.
4. Test your talent against Gemini's Chess Gem
Coming in December, Chess champ introduces a conversational way to play chess within the Gemini app. Challenge a language model to a game of chess, explore various openings, and engage in banter with Gemini. This feature will be accessible in English for Gemini Advanced subscribers.
5. Follow every move at the WCC with commentary by Gemini
This year, Google is enhancing the World Chess Championship experience by introducing "Chatting Chess" on the FIDE livestream. "Chatting Chess" will feature Gemini providing insightful commentary, chess trivia, and relatable analogies to help viewers understand key moves and strategies. Viewers can catch all the action, including "Chatting Chess," on the FIDE's YouTube livestream.
