Abstract:
Background. The game of chess, which is viewed as a symbol of intellectual prowess, is a valuable educational tool which can improve cognitive behavior such as thinking models, etc.; but the effects of thinking strategy such as double thinking strategies (DTS) and lateral thinking strategies (LTS) on the chess performance is not investigated.
Objectives. This study aimed to measure the effects of the LTS and DTS on the chess positions and their performance time.
Methods. Fifty-six university students selected 91 volunteer participants and divided randomly into two equal groups (n=28) of LTS and DTS. Two educational training sessions per week conducted for eight weeks (16 sessions for each strategy totally). Training sessions held to educate consisted of four and three steps for LTS and DTS, respectively.
Results. Both LTS and DTS increased the chess position significantly, but DTS could improve it substantially more than LTS (p<0.001). Also, LTS and DTS decreased performance time significantly, but DTS could more reduce it significantly (p<0.001).
Conclusions. However, both strategies improved both the chess position and performance time of the players, but DTS could improve it more than LTS.
Machine summary:
Effects of the Lateral- and Double-Thinking Strategies on the Chess Positions Solving and Performance Time Raed Abdulameer Abbas Al-Mashhadi* / Faculty of Sports Science, University of Babylon, Babylon, Iraq.
This study aimed to measure the effects of the LTS and DTS on the chess positions and their performance time.
KEYWORDS: Lateral Thinking Strategy, Double Thinking Strategy, Chess Positions, Performance Time INTRODUCTION The game of chess, today, is considered as a useful educational tool.
There are thoughts that improvement of the lateral Thinking and double thinking strategy of players in solving the chess positions is to enable them to develop their potential in this game.
So the aim of this study was the effects of the lateral- and double- thinking policies on the chess positions and their performance time.
the experimental method of two equal groups using lateral and double thinking strategies for solving the chess positions with the pre- and post-tests model.
Besides, DTS could improve both the chess position and performance time of the players significantly more than LTS in this study.
CONCLUSION In this study, the effects of the LTS and DTS on the chess positions solving and performance time were investigated during eight weeks, in which two educational training sessions per week conducted (16 sessions totally) for each strategy.
APPLICABLE REMARKS Training of the double thinking strategy can be proper for developing the abilities of the chess player, such as improvement of Chess Position and decreasing the performance time.