Psychology of Chess Skill

Both chess play and psychological research offer rewards to their participants in the form of intellectual satisfaction. First published in 1985, this book attempts to summarize the progress that had been made, recounting some of the components of the research process while describing how the chessplayer seems to think, imagine, and decide.

List of contents

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.

About the author

Dennis H. Holding

Summary

Both chess play and psychological research offer rewards to their participants in the form of intellectual satisfaction. First published in 1985, this book attempts to summarize the progress that had been made, recounting some of the components of the research process while describing how the chessplayer seems to think, imagine, and decide.

Product details

• Authors: Dennis H. Holding, Holding Dennis H.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2023
• EAN: 9780367772406
• ISBN: 978-0-367-77240-6
• No. of pages: 286
• Series: Psychology Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; memory, PSYCHOLOGY / General, Psychology: emotions, The self, ego, identity, personality, Psychology: the self, ego, identity, personality, Social, group or collective psychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology