Chess and Aptitudes

Does the ability in chess depend on some aptitudes? Can chess develop some aptitudes? The author, Albert Frank, could check this hypotheses in 1973 in Zaïre. He was helped by Dr. Max Euwe, ex World chess champion. Here is this unique story.

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Publication Date: Oct 1, 2011
Language: English
Category: Social Science
Copyright: All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
Contributors: By (author): Albert Frank

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About Albert Frank

I was born in 1943 somewhere on the dark face of the moon;-) I studied mathematics (option: physics, general relativity) at the Liège University. From 1966 to 1994, I was a teacher in Universities in different Central Africa countries, and made several researches. A summary of the main one, made with the help of Dr. Max Euwe, can be seen ("Chess and aptitudes") at users.skynet.be/albert.frank/ I became national chess master of several countries and International chess arbiter. I was also puzzles creator. In 1994, I had to escape from Rwanda, when the horror started there. I came back to Belgium and retired in 2003. I have written about 50 articles, and three books. Among them, NATAN, a book in connection with communication: http://www.lulu.com/content/71060. My favourite authors: Einstein, Kafka, Stapledon, Hofstadter. My favourite films: Citizen Kane, Cabaret, Les enfants du paradis. Particularity: I have no television My motto:"Everybody does it" is not a reason for doing it.

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