<ul><li>Caltech’s Institute for Quantum Information and Matter introduced Quantum Chess during a match between Paul Rudd and Stephen Hawking.</li><li>Quantum Realm Games, with support from IQIM, has enhanced the prototype to create Quantum Chess 1.0, incorporating AI.</li><li>The development of AI for Quantum Chess presents unique challenges compared to traditional chess AI.</li><li>Chess AI relies on depth, where deeper simulations lead to better evaluations of possible moves.</li><li>Quantum Chess introduces split and merge moves, significantly increasing the branching factor.</li><li>Modern chess engines like Stockfish use heuristics to manage the vast number of possible moves.</li><li>StoQfish, an attempt at Quantum Chess AI using Stockfish, faced limitations due to quantum aspects.</li><li>Stockfish struggles with scenarios like kings in superposition, leading to crashes in Quantum Chess.</li><li>Efforts to adapt classical strategies like minimax search faced challenges with Quantum Chess rules.</li><li>Alternative approaches were explored, including developing a new AI named Hal 9000 for Quantum Chess.</li></ul>

Developing an AI for Quantum Chess: Part 1

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