The article was promoted 18:32, 22 February 2007.
An article on a bogus but still ingenious "automaton" that played chess: a device that concealed the fact that the chess was instead being played by a cooped-up human, thanks to magnets and candlelight. This is an article to which I have contributed nothing aside from liberal application of my fine-toothed comb, and therefore one that I can unashamedly praise. Almost exactly two years ago, this failed as a featured article, mostly for its sketchiness (here is its state at the time); it is certainly informative now, and it has also gone through the "GA" and peer review hoops. So what do you all think? -- Hoary 07:20, 14 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]