04 Mar 08
I've been reading a lot of these forums and it looks like a lot of people are implying or straight out saying that you have to be pretty good at maths to be good at chess. I was just wondering if this is correct?
I mean technically I thought that chess was more about pattern recognition, so would expect you'd need to have a more visual intelligence. I believe Maths ability is a different type of intelligence, so I'm curious as to what is really correct.
Visual or mathematical...
04 Mar 08
Originally posted by icantwriteMaths and chess have nothing to do with each other:
I've been reading a lot of these forums and it looks like a lot of people are implying or straight out saying that you have to be pretty good at maths to be good at chess. I was just wondering if this is correct?
I mean technically I thought that chess was more about pattern recognition, so would expect you'd need to have a more visual intelligence. I ...[text shortened]... e of intelligence, so I'm curious as to what is really correct.
Visual or mathematical...
1) Memory
2) Logic
3) Improvisation
4) Analytical Brain (i.e. can visualize)
04 Mar 08
Originally posted by icantwritethey have as much in common as tennis and chess.
I've been reading a lot of these forums and it looks like a lot of people are implying or straight out saying that you have to be pretty good at maths to be good at chess. I was just wondering if this is correct?
I mean technically I thought that chess was more about pattern recognition, so would expect you'd need to have a more visual intelligence. I ...[text shortened]... e of intelligence, so I'm curious as to what is really correct.
Visual or mathematical...
which is: a diciplined & persistent approach improves you. if you can sit down and train a couple of hours every day, you'll get pretty good in a few years.
04 Mar 08
Yeah, its quite widely believed the two are pretty closely related. Both are based primarily in logical thinking and problem solving. And often pattern recognition is also important in maths.
In saying that, I am a pretty gifted mathematician (near enough top of my year in my final year of high school), but suck at chess.
Still prefer chess though, lol.
04 Mar 08
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Originally posted by FlyingDutchmanhuh ? Look at the John Nunn's 50 favourite puzzles section in Chessmaster Academy, there is one done in way that uses geometry to confuse human brain and therefore it is unbelievably hard to solve.. Look at the endgame for example, basic laws of opposition, distant opposition, distant opposition without direct connection of the kings, outflanking, it is all simple or less simple math.
haha.
Also, if you do not want to calculate if you will queen your pawn before your opponents king could catch it, you make abstract square in your head and therefore you do not have to calculate at all to see if the King will be able to catch your pawn.
So, basically you use geometry to save precious time, now isn't that so ? .
And those were only simply examples !
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EDIT: I never said that you have to be expert in math to be able to be good at chess but chess DOES use mathematical and geometrical principles, that is for sure.
04 Mar 08
Originally posted by icantwriteWhen I was at university, in my particular college there were about 400 students, of whom about 8-10 used to play chess regularly. Maths students were less than 10% of all students, but about 50% of chessplayers.
I've been reading a lot of these forums and it looks like a lot of people are implying or straight out saying that you have to be pretty good at maths to be good at chess. I was just wondering if this is correct?
I mean technically I thought that chess was more about pattern recognition, so would expect you'd need to have a more visual intelligence. I ...[text shortened]... e of intelligence, so I'm curious as to what is really correct.
Visual or mathematical...
What does that tell you? Who knows? Maybe there is a correlation, but certainly, there are many people who are good at one and not at the other.
04 Mar 08
Originally posted by d36366I have a friend. He is math freak. I slaughter him on the chess battlefield all the time. 😛
When I was at university, in my particular college there were about 400 students, of whom about 8-10 used to play chess regularly. Maths students were less than 10% of all students, but about 50% of chessplayers.
What does that tell you? Who knows? Maybe there is a correlation, but certainly, there are many people who are good at one and not at the other.