Adaptive decision making in the wild: a case study of chess

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dc.abstract.enChess is a game of strategic thinking and time management, where a player can lose a game on time despite making all the best moves. Finding the best move is a deliberate and energy-intensive process in a game where players are often under time pressure. Therefore, players who can balance this trade-off will have a significant advantage. The current study explores such instances where winning is contingent on how well players balance their accuracy under time pressure. We found that winning players, compared to their opponents, followed a more adaptive decision strategy—they made more theoretical best moves (i.e., accurate moves) in highly critical positions. However, the accuracy difference between the opponents was very similar in less critical positions. We conclude that winning players have a better understanding of when and how to allocate their limited resources efficiently, even when controlling for differences in skill levels, compared to their opponents.
dc.affiliationFaculty of Psychology in Wroclaw
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii we Wrocławiu
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii
dc.contributor.authorMondal, Supratik
dc.contributor.authorTraczyk, Jakub
dc.date.access2027-02-28
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-11T09:38:09Z
dc.date.available2025-09-11T09:38:09Z
dc.date.created2025-08-15
dc.description.accesstimeafter_publication
dc.description.grantnumber2019/35/O/HS6/04026
dc.description.granttitleCzy powtarzalna irracjonalność jest adaptacyjnie racjonalna? Rola zdolności numerycznych i selekcji strategii decyzyjnych w wyborach w warunkach ryzyka i niepewności.
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dc.identifier.doi10.1080/13546783.2025.2550306
dc.identifier.eissn1464-0708
dc.identifier.issn1354-6783
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/1771
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13546783.2025.2550306
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
dc.rightsEmbargo
dc.rights.questionYes_rights
dc.share.articleOPEN_REPOSITORY
dc.subject.enChess
dc.subject.enAdaptive Decision Making
dc.subject.enResource Constraints
dc.subject.enSkilled Decision Maker
dc.subject.enEvaluation
dc.swps.sciencecloudnosend
dc.titleAdaptive decision making in the wild: a case study of chess
dc.title.journalThinking & Reasoning
dc.typeJournalArticle
dspace.entity.typeArticle