The relationship between cognitive ability and chess skill: A comprehensive meta-analysis

Intelligence

Volumn 59, Issue , 2016, Pages 72-83

  Burgoyne, Alexander P ^a   Sala, Giovanni ^b   Gobet, Fernand ^b   Macnamara, Brooke N ^c   Campitelli, Guillermo ^d   Hambrick, David Z ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chess; Cognitive ability; Expertise; Intelligence; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84995600737     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2016.08.002     Document Type: Review

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