If you’ve ever played chess or even checkers, you’ve probably thought about making a board that lets a computer play you without having to enter your moves and look at the board on a screen.

The horizontal rows on the board are called rows, and vertical ones are called files. Both players ... about chess. The book was penned by William Caxton and published in the 1470s (5).

Chess is timeless, but automating it? That’s where the real magic begins. Enter [Tamerlan Goglichidze]’s Pi Board, an automated chess system that blends modern tech with age-old strategy.