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
Publisher:	Marburg : Philipps-University Marburg, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics
Subject:	Spiel \| Sachverständige \| Kognition \| Nichtkooperatives Spiel \| Test \| chess \| beauty contest \| cognitive transfer

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Series:	MAGKS Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics ; 19-2010
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	628596561 [GVK] hdl:10419/56575 [Handle]
Classification:	C93 - Field Experiments ; C72 - Noncooperative Games ; D03 - Behavioral Economics; Underlying Principles
Source:	EconStor

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