MUMBAI, India, Feb. 6 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511131857 A) filed by Manipal University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, on Dec. 26, 2025, for 'a system for an automated chessboard integrated with an online simulation platform.'
Inventor(s) include Mahi Sharma; Aditi Dulam; Om Dubey; Dr. Aprna Tripathi; and Dr. Shahbaz Ahmed Siddiqui.
The application for the patent was published on Feb. 6, under issue no. 06/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention discloses an automated chessboard with an integrated online simulator, providing a hybrid hardware-software system for synchronized chess gameplay and rule enforcement. The system comprises a sensor-based physical chessboard configured to detect the placement and movement of chess pieces and a processing unit for generating real-time board state data. An online simulator implementing a complete chess rule engine is developed to simulate, test, and validate all chess rules, including legal move validation, castling, pawn promotion, check, checkmate, stalemate, scoring, and time control, prior to physical hardware implementation. A unified logic framework ensures consistency between the simulator and the physical chessboard, such that the same validated logic governs both environments. The invention reduces hardware development iterations, minimizes logical errors, and lowers overall cost by validating gameplay logic in a software environment before fabrication. The system is modular and extensible, enabling future integration with artificial intelligence, online multiplayer platforms, and educational applications."
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