Thought and Choice in ChessAnnotation. What does a chessmaster think when he prepartes his next move? How are his thoughts organized? Which methods and strategies does he use by solving his problem of choice? To answer these questions, the author did an experimental study in 1938, to which famous chessmasters participated (Alekhine, Max Euwe and Flohr). This book is still usefull for everybody who studies cognition and artificial intelligence. This title can be previewed in Google Books - http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN9789053569986. |
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actual Alexander Alekhine analysis appears argument associationism associationist attack Bishop board goal calculations chess player chess thinking chessmasters choice combination complete considered course decision direct dynamic elaborative phase Euwe evaluation example exchange experience experimental fact favorite final goal-setting grandmaster GROOT idea immediately important instance introspective intuitive investigation isolated Pawn King's wing Knight linkings look main problem master Max Euwe maximal expectancy mental methodical doubt minutes negative negative proof occur operations operations-goal Otto Selz passed Pawn Paul Keres Pause Pawn pertinent moves pieces position problem development problem formulations problem transformations progressive deepening proof psychological quantitative Queen question re-investigation Reuben Fine Rook Salo Flohr schematic anticipation Section Selz Selz's situation solution solving method solving proposition specific structure subproblems theory thinking aloud thought process tion total goal conception transitional phases trying variations White Wilhelm Steinitz Z₁