Season of birth and chess expertise

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 313-316

  Gobet, Fernand ^a   Chassy, Philippe ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; CHESS PLAYER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EUROPEAN UNION; GIFTED CHILD; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MENTAL CAPACITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEASON; SPRING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WINTER;

BIRTH RATE; COGNITION; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; PERIODICITY; PILOT PROJECTS; RECREATION; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 38349167533     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932007002222     Document Type: Article

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