Author: Otello Gnaramori
Date: 01:16:24 04/22/02
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On April 21, 2002 at 18:40:03, Terry McCracken wrote: >Not to be rude, but you said chess is more memory based, and although memory is >essential, it's not the number one component when a human plays chess. > I meant visual memory, the capability to retain visually the board patterns and to animate the board only with the help of the eye's mind. This has been clearly demonstrated by De Groot experiments in the '50. Expert chess players can easily memorize and reconstruct known patterns , while not experts aren't able to perform as the masters. This capability in the gifted people is also called mnemonic virtuosity and is easily demonstrated by blinfold games. >If memory was the most important facter than computers would already have humans >outclassed! > Those are the last famous words... >One, human memory is "fuzzy" not so with the computer and two, the largest of >computers have more memory than humans, AFAIK! Are you sure ? > >But not PC's;) > >So IMHO and over 20 years experience, I'm certain intelligence _is_ the key >component, for humans. > Sorry to disagree...but I have proof that also low level IQ individuals but exceptionally gifted in visual memory and memory capabilities in general are performing at master level. There is scientific documentation about that topic. >We could also quibble that memory is a part of intelligence and you would be >correct, it is! > >So I'll word it this way intelligence+memory+experience in that order is how we >humans play chess. There is one other thing I left out, talent and it is a >component of intelligence as well, but harder to define. > >Regards, > Terry Kasparov himself was tested by a team of psychologists and revealed a normal IQ accompanied by outstanding memorization capabilities. Best Regards, Otello
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