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History of computer chess machines
The desire for artificial intelligence
Even before artificial intelligence in video games made the actions of self-contained game worlds seem alive, the desire for such AI was already evident in the 18th century. There, the first chess machines were developed that, to all appearances, had a robot-like figure as an opponent that was supposed to act exactly like a real human. The beginnings were laborious and everything started with a charade before the first „real“ artificial intelligence was developed. The history of chess automatons is emblematic of this.
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Table of Contents
| YEAR | NAME | LINK |
|---|---|---|
| — | Introduction | |
| 1769 | El Turco |  |
| 1868 | Ajeeb |  |
| 1876 | Mephisto |  |
| 1912 | El autómata ajedrecista |  |
| 1948 | Turochamp |  |