Tweet
[ul]
[li]GenChess lets you design the pieces with AI then play the board[/li][li]It uses the Imagen 3 image-generation engine from Google Gemini[/li][li]GenChess is free to play and you can redesign the pieces as many times as you like[/li][/ul]
As well as being a main event sponsor of the 2024 World Chess Championships, Google has just released a free chess game called GenChess that brings something new to the table. GenChess is unique because it allows you to design the chess pieces you play with, using AI.
To play GenChess, simply go to the GenChess website in your browser and start designing your chess set. You can choose either a classic or creative set and then type in an AI prompt to describe the type of set you want to see.
Youāll see the prompt āMake a classic chess set inspired byā at the top of the screen, and you can complete the sentence with whatever you like. So, if you fancy seeing a chess set made of ice cream, type in āice creamā and hit the āGenerateā button.
GenChess will then think for a few seconds as the AI generates some sample chess pieces for your approval. If you donāt like what you see, hit the āRegenerate Setā button, and it will have another go. If however you do like what you see then hit the āGenerate opponentā button to progress to the next stage.
Donāt be afraid to let your imagination run wild with your AI prompts, since thereās no limit to how many chess sets you can design.
[HEADING=1]Cyberpunk Ninjas[/HEADING]
[IMG alt=āChenChess playing on a MacBookā]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8b...UsS3UHXUxe.jpg
We won! Proof if ever it was needed that man is mightier than machine (Image credit: Google/Apple)
The computer then picks a prompt to design the opponentās piece that it thinks will go well with what youāve chosen already, and generates the opposing chess pieces to play against you. For example, when we typed in āSpace Soldiersā for our chess set, the computer picked āCyberpunk Ninjasā as a good counter set.
You can now play a game of chess using the pieces, against the computer. Simply choose a difficulty level and a time for the timer, then click āPlay chessā to start. Youāre white and itās your go first.
To design the pieces, GenChess uses the Imagen 3 image generator that is inside the latest version of Google Gemini, and which rolled out in October. At the time we said, āImagen 3 has a range of features that are worth exploring. For example, you can ask it to create photorealistic landscapes, richly textured oil paintings, or even claymation scenes.ā All these powerful image manipulation features can be seen in action in GenChess.
The 2024 World Chess Championships are in full swing in Singapore, running from 25 November to 13 December, where we can expect to see current champion Ding Liren defending his title against the 18-year-old challenger Gukesh Dommaraju. Sadly, they will be playing with a standard chess set, not one designed by AI.
[HEADING=2]You might also likeā¦[/HEADING]
[ul]
[li]Google is teaching Gemini how to handle a lot of code at once[/li][li]Android 16 could give Gemini more control over apps ā and other AI upgrades are rumored too[/li][li]The end of Google Tasks? Google starts folding app into Calendar on Android[/li][/ul]
Continue readingā¦