In addition to GenChess, Google announced four other chess-related initiatives, including a partnership with the International Chess Federation (FIDE) for a coding challenge to create AI chess engines on Kaggle. The Chess Gem game for Gemini, a conversational offering that allows players to engage in chess games within the Gemini app, will launch next month. However, this feature will only be available to Gemini Advanced subscribers.
Key takeaways:
- Google Labs has introduced a new online chess game called GenChess, which allows players to customize their own chess pieces using Google’s image generation model, Gemini Imagen 3.
- Players can generate an opponent to play against and choose between three difficulty settings and two timer options.
- Google has also announced four additional chess-related initiatives, including a partnership with the International Chess Federation (FIDE) to create AI chess engines on Kaggle.
- The Chess Gem game for Gemini, a conversational offering that allows players to engage in chess games within the Gemini app, will launch next month and will only be available to Gemini Advanced subscribers.