Chess players' performance beyond 64 squares: A case study on the limitations of cognitive abilities transfer

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.

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Year of publication:	2010
Authors:	Bühren, Christoph ; Frank, Björn
Institutions:	Volkswirtschaft Abteilung, Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Subject:	chess \| beauty contest \| cognitive transfer

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	MAGKS Papers on Economics.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Forthcoming in Number 201019 21 pages
Classification:	C93 - Field Experiments ; C72 - Noncooperative Games ; D03 - Behavioral Economics; Underlying Principles
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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