Machine That Plays Chess The idea of creating a chess-playing machine dates back to the 18th century. Around 1769 , an Austrian inventor constructed one called the "Chess Turk". This machine could play a strong game of chess against a human opponent and it became quite famous throughout Europe. In Paris, the machine played a game against the U.S ambassador, who at that time was the inventor and scientist Benjamin Franklin Franklin was fascinated by the machine and said it was the most interesting game of chess he had ever played. The writer Edgar Allan Poe wrote an essay explaining how he thought the Chess Turk worked, though his theories proved to be incorrect. It was not until the 1820s in London that the Chess Turk was revealed to be an elaborate and clever hoax. QUESTIONS 1-7 Decide whether the following statements are True, False or Not given. 1. The first chess-playing machine was built in the 18th century. True ) False Not given 2. Benjamin Franklin was able to defeat the Chess Turk. True False Not given 3. Edgar Allan Poe realised that the Chess Turk was a hoax. True False Not given 4. The Chess Turk was found to be operated by a human being. True False Not given 5. The first chess game on a computer was played in the 1950s. True False Not given 6. Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov in both of their two matches in 1997. True False Not given 7. The first chess-playing programs available on the Internet were designed by grandmasters. True False Not given