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I just lost to a chess robot 27,000 feet above ground.

Jason Kottke led me to this video about the Delta Airlines seatback chess game kicking everyone’s butt — even on easy mode. It just so happens I am posting this from a Delta flight and can confirm this in-flight chess opponent is still serious business, only falling short when I pitted it against Chess.com’s most advanced bot.

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