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Chess: Rules of Thumb Lev Alburt, Al Lawrence
Publisher: Chess Information & Research Institute

Chess seems like a distinctly human activity, requiring intelligence Musicians may thumb their noses at the skill it takes to strum buttons on a plastic guitar. Jan 17, 2014 - In a discussion on The Limits Of Science with Lawrence Krass, Dan Dennett, and Massimo Pigliucci, Dan Dennett makes an analogy with chess (and its rules) to morality. Dec 2, 2009 - When playing the game of Chess, nothing is as important as developing your pieces, and as quickly as you can is the rule of thumb for many chess players. A simple rule of thumb is the greatest good for the greatest number, but like all rules of thumb, there are plenty of exceptions. Jun 26, 2012 - It used some general rules of thumb—presumably accrued from his own chess playing experiences—and worked by analyzing possible outcomes two moves ahead. The analogy goes something like this. Jun 7, 2009 - These are the rules of thumb to be applied throughout the entire game. Feb 4, 2014 - I can't seem to find the exact rules for these rapid games on the Zurich website, but the main difference is that rapid games have much shorter time controls. It is never implied that it is simply each individual well-being, irrespective of the others, that matters. Jan 6, 2014 - I enjoy these rules-of-thumb as all strong players seem to know this stuff, but you seldom see it written down. Feb 1, 2001 - For a human being, therefore, the game of chess involves a great deal of high-level abstract thought -- visual pattern matching to recall board positions, rules and guidelines, conscious thought and even psychology. The group to maximize well-being. Dec 19, 2011 - One of the best rules of thumb in chess is “if you see a good move, look for a better one.” Just be okay with the fact that the “better” one may seem unorthodox, or even downright crazy. But this ability to make Experimental studies show that in fact what's going on here is the use of several different rules of thumb, one of which is the gaze heuristic: fix your gaze on the ball, start running, and adjust your running speed so that the angle of gaze remains constant. Nov 21, 2012 - Along a similar vein, chess grandmasters are able to identify and decide on the best moves incredibly rapidly, moves which mediocre players may not even spot at all.