Chess players' performance beyond 64 squares: A case study on the limitations of cognitive abilities transfer
Year: 2023
Type: preprint
Abstract: In a beauty contest experiment with over 6,000 chess players, ranked from amateur to world class, we found that Grandmasters act very similar to other humans. This even holds true when they play exclusively against players of approximately their own strength. In line with psychological research on chess players' thinking, we argue that they are not more rational in a game theoretic sense per se. Their skills are rather specific for their game.
DOI: 10.17192/es2024.0049
Authors: Bühren, Christoph, Frank, Björn
Language: English
Subfield: General Decision Sciences
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1555316518