Wednesday 19 August 2009

How Do Chess Grandmasters Think Differently Than The Rest

Chess Grandmasters have been thought to think differently than others for quite some time, but after a recent study conducted that compared Grandmasters to amateurs, there is actually some truth to the thought.
According to research, Grandmasters are able to use a part of their brain that is not commonly used by amateur players of chess. Usually during a game of chess, the regular player will use the middle section of their brain. However, with Grandmasters, they use the frontal section. The difference between the two sections is that the frontal part of the brain can process thoughts and actions at a much faster rate and can also store more information than the middle section.
If anyone has ever seen a Grandmaster play in chess, they know that the skills the Grandmaster has when it comes to processing moves and figuring out the best approach to the game comes at a very fast speed. Now we know why – it is because Grandmasters are able to use a different part of their brain which allows them to process their skills at a much faster rate. Not to mention that almost all Grandmasters have a rather high IQ compared to the average person.

2 comments:

  1. Every human has the same structure of brain but the way of thinking makes them as grand master. They are trained to think beyond their ability, everyone can do it with dedicated hard work. Important thing is to do more practice, it is the only way to make different approaches and can learn new moves. Grandmasters are not born, but made.

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  2. I remember that most people say that being good in chess equates to your ability in math. They said that when you excel in math, you will probably excel in chess sport. I have not read any article regarding the real correlation but I must say that most of the people I know that really do extremely well in chess are really fond in math! They love brain challenges. Maybe it has something to do with their critical thinking or ability on how they will execute the moves. Most of the best chess players I've known (including my brother and cousins!=)) does not even read chess books. It has something to do with their brain structure.

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