The Psychology of Chess Skill

Dennis H. Holding

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English

Routledge
30 June 2023

Social, group or collective psychology; Psychology: emotions; Memory; The self, ego, identity, personality

Series: Psychology Revivals

Both chess play and psychological research offer rewards to their participants in the form of intellectual satisfaction. It seems to follow that combining these two forms of activity, by carrying out research into chess play, should be a particularly engaging enterprise. In the mid-1980s enough was now known for it to be feasible to tell a reasonably satisfying story by piecing together the accumulated results of experiments on chess. There were remaining gaps in knowledge, but the structure of chess skill had at least become sufficiently evident to exhibit where the gaps lay. Originally published in 1985, this book was an attempt to summarize the progress that had been made at the time, recounting some of the components of the research process while describing how the chessplayer seems to think, imagine, and decide.

By: Dennis H. Holding
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 530g
ISBN: 9780367772406
ISBN 10: 036777240X
Series: Psychology Revivals
Pages: 286
Publication Date: 30 June 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Games. Preface. 1. The Game and Play of Chess 2. Individual Differences 3. Looking and Visualizing 4. Chess Memory 5. Memory and Skill 6. How Computers Play Chess 7. Planning and Search 8. Evaluating Chess Positions 9. Problems and Issues 10. Skill at Chess. References and Author Index. Appendix A: Chess Notation. Appendix B: Protocol by 1522 Player. Subject Index.

Dennis H. Holding