Chess is one of the most ubiquitous games in the world, and it's easy to get started. All you need is a board and some pieces. There's no need for an app or robotics, and certainly no need for ...

Using the 'Pi Board' created by mechatronics engineer Tamerlan, it is possible to play as if the pieces were moving by themselves. In the following example, there is a white knight in the F3 square.

Any Harry Potter fan has surely spent at least a few moments of their life wishing that Wizard’s Chess — the enchanted version of the classic game in which pieces move without being touched — was a ...