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What was the first chess-playing automaton?

Chess Asked by Chetter Hummin on January 24, 2021

One well-known automaton is The Turk. What is the first one and when was it constructed, including fake ones? [1]:

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The first chess machine:

"In 1769 the Hungarian engineer Baron Wolfgang von Kempelen built a chess playing machine for the amusement of the Austrian Queen Maria Theresia. It was a purely mechanical device, shaped like a Turk. Naturally its outstanding playing strength was supplied by a chess master cleverly hidden inside the device. The machine was a fake."!

1769 fake chess machine

From: A short history of computer chess, by Frederic Friedel

So "the Turk" that you mentioned was the first one.

Correct answer by lkessler on January 24, 2021

In 1910 Leonardo Torres developed a machine he called "El Ajedrecista". It was capable of automatically playing K+R vs K endgames without human intervention. It was publicly demonstrated for the first time in 1914.

Answered by Justin C on January 24, 2021

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