Under What Circumstances Is an Expert Chess Player More Successful

question 232

Multiple Choice

Under what circumstances is an expert chess player more successful than an unskilled player at memorizing the positions of chess pieces on a board?

• A) under all circumstances
• B) when the pieces have been placed on the board in a random manner
• C) when the pieces have been arranged as they might be in an actual game
• D) under no circumstances

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