06 Feb 05
Originally posted by N I KYes, it's true. But they are also usually bad in language. The reason is that one side of the brain handles logic while the other side handle language. Which is which I forgot. But people have a tendency to favor one side over the other.
it seems to me that in general mathematicians tend to be good at chess. i was wondering who on rhp are mathematicians. (i myself am not one).
You can always tell a person who is a genius as computer programming - they can't spell worth beans!
06 Feb 05
Originally posted by N I KI studied mathematics in the dim and distant past. I did quite well at it but sadly it has not helped my chess. I learned today that royalchicken is currently studying maths.
it seems to me that in general mathematicians tend to be good at chess. i was wondering who on rhp are mathematicians. (i myself am not one).
06 Feb 05
Originally posted by arrakisit's interesting that you say that, as one of my friends is very good at both maths and languages-he speaks 3 fluently and is doing maths at university..i suppose there are always exceptions.
Yes, it's true. But they are also usually bad in language. The reason is that one side of the brain handles logic while the other side handle language. Which is which I forgot. But people have a tendency to favor one side over the other.
You can always tell a person who is a genius as computer programming - they can't spell worth beans!
06 Feb 05
Originally posted by Corsairit's a shame-it would be cool if you could just become amazing at maths and then somehow use your skills to be amazing at chess-there must be a way! 😕
I studied mathematics in the dim and distant past. I did quite well at it but sadly it has not helped my chess. I learned today that royalchicken is currently studying maths.
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07 Feb 05
Originally posted by arrakisI don't know about that. I've had more than a few ex-coworkers tell me that I am the best programmer they have ever worked with; and yet I'm a good speller. It seems to me that spelling is pretty much all logic based (there are rules and exceptions)...a lot like programming....
You can always tell a person who is a genius as computer programming - they can't spell worth beans!
Punctuation, I tend to OVERUSE it, guess I write my english more like programming code, using punctuation for structure.
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07 Feb 05
Originally posted by N I KYes, I am a devoted student of Maths and my interest in chess probably grew from my interest in geometry. If you would ask me the definition of chess, or what chess means to me, I would say, "Chess is a series of geometrical concepts and figures, all inter-linked in a complex manner." Even if you look at a tactical combination, you will see geometry in it. The way a piece moves in a particular direction is 10& physics, 89% geometry and 1% your knowledge about chess. I may seem an idiot who claim chess a 50 marks geometrical probem, but if you take a closer look at the board, you will see geometry in it. Cheers! 😉
it seems to me that in general mathematicians tend to be good at chess. i was wondering who on rhp are mathematicians. (i myself am not one).
07 Feb 05
Originally posted by arrakisdyslexics are generally amazing programmers also - i forget the exact reason why, but a dyslexics mind works in a more logical way compared to most other people...but not all dyslexics are bad at spelling 😉
You can always tell a person who is a genius as computer programming - they can't spell worth beans!
07 Feb 05
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Originally posted by Kapil GainThe chessboard is hardly a connected manifold, though, is it? It might have a bit of algebraic structure, but AFAIK chess is for the moment beyond what mathematicians can really get at with general theory, so most of the tactics and strategy of chess do come from specific knowledge and experience of the game.
Yes, I am a devoted student of Maths and my interest in chess probably grew from my interest in geometry. If you would ask me the definition of chess, or what chess means to me, I would say, "Chess is a series of geometrical concepts an ...[text shortened]... closer look at the board, you will see geometry in it. Cheers! 😉
07 Feb 05
I am good at language I believe, but I am horrible with math. I see patterns and movement on a chess board. I don't see it in numbers, but rather as a living thing. I see shapes form and a balance ensues. It is the object for me to keep things in balance, when I lose this I lose the game. When my opponent loses the balance or form first I win. You may see this as math, but I see it as a form, or a structure much in the same way a good song or poem develops and realized.
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07 Feb 05
Originally posted by Kapil Gaini like that point of view! 😀😀
Yes, I am a devoted student of Maths and my interest in chess probably grew from my interest in geometry. If you would ask me the definition of chess, or what chess means to me, I would say, "Chess is a series of geometrical concepts and figures, all inter-linked in a complex manner." Even if you look at a tactical combination, you will see geometry in ...[text shortened]... ical probem, but if you take a closer look at the board, you will see geometry in it. Cheers! 😉