Chess and computers were linked together long before the first digital computer was invented. In fact, The Turk, the first chess playing machine, was developed at the end of the 18th century (not long before it was revealed to be a fraud). However, in the time that passed by from the invention of The Turk to the defeat of Gary Kasparov by Deep Blue, the subject of chess, computers and human chess players underwent many experiments and experiences. Here you can read about some of them.
