2008
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2007.11.006
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The role of practice in chess: A longitudinal study

Abstract: We investigated the role of practice in the acquisition of chess expertise by submitting a questionnaire to 104 players of different skill levels. Players had to report their chess rating, the number of hours of individual and group practice, their use of different learning resources and activities, and whether they had been trained by a coach. The use of archival data enabled us to track the rating of some of the players throughout their career. We found that there was a strong correlation between chess skill… Show more

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“…This association was attributed to the earlier age at which deliberate practice was initiated, which allowed more hours of it to be accumulated [283]. A recent study of achievement of chess mastery reached identical conclusions [284]. Those who achieved the highest levels at the grandmaster level started to play chess at a younger age and devoted more time to playing.…”
Section: Precocious Interestmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…This association was attributed to the earlier age at which deliberate practice was initiated, which allowed more hours of it to be accumulated [283]. A recent study of achievement of chess mastery reached identical conclusions [284]. Those who achieved the highest levels at the grandmaster level started to play chess at a younger age and devoted more time to playing.…”
Section: Precocious Interestmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…However, several studies suggested limitations when applying deliberate practice to higher levels of expertise (e.g., Campitelli & Gobet, 2008;Ericsson, 1996;Ericsson et al, 1993;Gobet, 2016). For experts, practice that has different characteristics from those of deliberate practice is important (Campitelli & Gobet, 2008;Gobet, 2016). Simonton argued that experts develop further expertise by trying to generate novel products (Simonton, 2014).…”
Section: Contribution To the Field Of Expertise Researchmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In a study conducted with 104 chess players (see Gobet and Campitelli, 2007; Campitelli and Gobet, 2008 for details), among other questions, Campitelli and Gobet requested participants to indicate the number of hours of individual and group practice they had engaged in since they started playing chess. The procedure was similar to the one used by previous researchers who mostly favor the deliberate practice framework (e.g., Charness et al, 1996, 2005).…”
Section: Answering Research Questions With Measures Of Variabilitymentioning
confidence: 99%