You Are Asked to Determine Which of Two People Is

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Multiple Choice

You are asked to determine which of two people is an expert chess player. (The other one is a beginner.) You could quickly do so by answering the following question:

• A) Which one is better at memorizing the positions of chess pieces arranged randomly on a chessboard?
• B) Which one can correctly describe the position of the pieces at the beginning of the game?
• C) Which one is better at memorizing the positions of chess pieces arranged on the board as they might actually occur during a game?
• D) Which one would prefer to use the white pieces instead of the black pieces?

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