August 2018

In 1809, during the Wagram campaign, Napoleon Bonaparte plays against the Automaton in Vienna and is defeated. The automaton was part of the private collection of Prince Eugène de Beauharnais for some time until it was acquired again by…

Darpan Inani sits in front of his opponent and a personalized chessboard separates them. While he is waiting for his opponent to announce his move, he has already visualized the chessboard and pieces in his mind, and once his opponent…