Learning Curves in Highly Skilled Chess Players¶
Howard, R. W. (2014). Learning Curves in Highly Skilled Chess Players: A Test of the Generality of the Power Law of Practice. Acta Psychologica, 16-23.
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- Diminishing Incremental Gains
- … normal rule ("stop when marginal return falls") doesn't apply, and substituting a rule based on threshold distance and expected return beyond the threshold—as Howard (2014) argued for the chess Elo plateau, where extended apparent saturation can mask the late practice required to break through to grandmaster strength.
This sourceGrandmaster learning curves flatten (and for some players decline) at high skill, with apparent plateaus reflecting ceiling/threshold effects rather than absolute limits; a power function fits the more-talented group, exponential fits worst.
- … normal rule ("stop when marginal return falls") doesn't apply, and substituting a rule based on threshold distance and expected return beyond the threshold—as Howard (2014) argued for the chess Elo plateau, where extended apparent saturation can mask the late practice required to break through to grandmaster strength.
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