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Subject: Re: Post-match interview with GM Ilya Smirin at http://www.kasparov.com/

Author: Roy Eassa

Date: 08:03:04 05/15/02

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On May 15, 2002 at 06:00:00, Chris Carson wrote:

>Let me say this.  The research clearly shows that humans experience "mental
>fatigue" as time controls get longer.  A loss of concentration is one symptom of
>"mental fatigue", by definition.


You are correct.  Mental fatigue *can* (and often *will*) cause a loss of
concentration.

But so can other things.

The statement that is NOT true is that *all* losses of concentration are caused
by mental fatigue.



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