Chess Player's Expertise from a Micro-Phenomenology View

Authors

  • Isidoro Astudillo Sandoval Facultad de Ciencias del Deporte - Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos Cuernavaca https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9484-8712
  • Gerardo Maldonado Paz Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Cognitivas -Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7612-2205
  • Juan C. González González Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Cognitivas -Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4295-6759

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18270/rcfc.v23i46.3836

Keywords:

chess, phenomenology, intuition, expertise, micro-phenomenological interview

Abstract

Different investigations have studied the phenomenon of how chess players reach a high level of expertise. However, the vast majority of these have been carried out from a third-person perspective, that is, without considering the subjective experience of the chess player. The present work aims at 1) analyzing the expertise of proficient-level chess players from a phenomenological perspective, that is, from the subjective experience of the player; 2) pointing out the internal states that seem to be cognitively relevant in the actions of the players; 3) theorizing about the possible role that intuition plays in the actions of the players. For this, an exploratory study was carried out with five chess players during a national court competition in Mexico, using the micro-phenomenological interview method proposed by Claire Petitmengin. The results indicate that there are regularities in the internal states of the players, at the intra- and interpersonal level, implicitly associated with critical moments in the game. The foregoing allows us to offer an operational definition of intuition and affirm that, indeed, it is part of the cognitively relevant processes of proficient chess players, although their actions will still depend, to a large extent, on the explicit calculations they perform during critical moments.

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Published

2023-06-30

How to Cite

Astudillo Sandoval, I., Maldonado Paz, G., & González González, J. C. (2023). Chess Player’s Expertise from a Micro-Phenomenology View. Revista Colombiana De Filosofía De La Ciencia, 23(46). https://doi.org/10.18270/rcfc.v23i46.3836
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