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Science of Chess: Winning Streaks, Losing Streaks, and Skill
Being a patzer is hard, and it can be even worse when loss follows loss!
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Science of Chess: Playing blindfold and seeing chess in your dreams
Blindfold simuls can leave players struggling with insomnia in a way that connects to the science of sleep, learning, and memory.
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Science of Chess: What makes a move seem "Brilliant?"
Sometimes a chess move warrants not just one, but two exclamation points - but what makes us call a move brilliant?
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Science of Chess: Can you tell an easy puzzle from a tough one?
What makes some chess puzzles more difficult than others? Can strong players tell how hard a puzzle will be?
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Chess Engines, Centaur Chess and an idea for a new kind of tournament
Engines have had an enormous impact on chess - can we find ways to incorporate them into OTB play fairly?
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Science of Chess: Can you tell a human opponent from a machine?
Do chess engines pass the Turing Test?
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Science of Chess: Subliminal Chess in the Expert Mind?
Visual priming reveals how experts assess positions without awareness
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Science of Chess: How does chess calculation depend on words vs. pictures?
Thinking ahead over the board requires maintaining some description of the position in your mind, but what is the nature of that description?
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@bjbalas' Substack - #SciComm from the Frozen North
@bjbalas' Substack - #SciComm from the Frozen North
My home for science writing about #visionscience, #chess, #drawing and anything else I'm excited about.
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