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Why do boys become better than girls
I think there are 2 factors coming into play here:a)Statistics and b)Talent
The curve of a playing strength of a player is a bell curve
, people with very much or very little talent are extremely ...
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Why do boys become better than girls
There was a study on this a few years ago, where researchers concluded that the number of women that were represented in the top players correlated with the number of women that participated at a ...
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Why do boys become better than girls
Hou Yifan did an interview with Chess.com where she answered some questions about why there has been such a persistent gap between men and women when it comes to top-level chess.
Chess.com - Hou Yifan ...
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Are cyborg (human+computer) players really better than the best chess engines?
At this point in time in my opinion the human factor in a computer + human vs computer game might still be playing a difference, although I'm not aware of any experiments in this field done recently.
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Are cyborg (human+computer) players really better than the best chess engines?
Garry Kasparov said “For a period of about ten years, the world of chess was dominated by computer-assisted humans.” Eventually, AI alone dominated, and it’s worth noting that today the stratagems ...
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what happens if my initial rating is below 1000?
according to FIDE rules , if you have scored more than zero in a rated tournament , then your results will affect your FIDE rating even if it doesn't get published (as it is below 1000)
Hope this ...
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Why do boys become better than girls
Chess has long been an elitist, aristocratic and male-centered game, and to some extent still (sadly) is.
It is in part due to history, as it was widely seen as a pastime for men who could afford ...
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