[net.games.chess] The Secret of being a Chess Mast

ron@ada-uts.UUCP (02/01/86)

It would be very unlikely to find a chess master (or even a relatively
strong player) who has eidetic imagery.

Almost all children have eidetic memory, but the vast majority lose it as
their cognitive skills begin to develop, and this is a good thing.
Eidetic recall is actually a handicap to an adult; it inhibits abstraction,
calculation and creativity.

tedrick@ernie.berkeley.edu.BERKELEY.EDU (Tom Tedrick) (02/03/86)

In article <34800005@ada-uts.UUCP> ron@ada-uts.UUCP writes:
>
>It would be very unlikely to find a chess master (or even a relatively
>strong player) who has eidetic imagery.
>
>Almost all children have eidetic memory, but the vast majority lose it as
>their cognitive skills begin to develop, and this is a good thing.
>Eidetic recall is actually a handicap to an adult; it inhibits abstraction,
>calculation and creativity.

Could you explain a little about what eidetic memory is?
I would be interested to know more about this stuff ...