BOOKS
Michael Adams and Philip Hurtado.
Think Like a Super-GM.
Glasgow, Quality Chess , 2023.
€ 28.50
Softcover, 464pp., 17x24cm., richly illustr. in b/w., in good to very good condition (upper part of the spine slightly bumped, else fine). ISBN: 9781784831677.
Think Like a Super-GM combines the practical expertise of elite grandmaster Michael Adams with a scientific investigation into chess thinking, conducted by researcher Philip Hurtado. Forty chess puzzles were presented to players of different strengths, from occasional club players and strong amateurs to international masters, grandmasters and Adams himself. The authors recorded not only the moves selected but also the reasoning behind those decisions, revealing differences in calculation, evaluation, pattern recognition and decision-making. Readers can solve the puzzles and compare their own thought processes with those of players at different levels. A bonus section of additional puzzles and an eye-tracking experiment examining where players focus their attention on the board further explore the cognitive skills associated with high-level chess. Michael Adams (born 1971) is an English chess grandmaster who has been among the world's leading players, reached the World Championship final in 2004 and was ranked as high as fourth in the world. Philip Hurtado is an engineer, physicist, statistician and chess enthusiast whose research investigates the cognitive processes involved in playing chess. (AI-generated content description)





