http://greenpointchess.org/2008/09/28/mccain-economics-adviser-has-a-grandmasters-rank/ Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:38:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://greenpointchess.org/2008/09/28/mccain-economics-adviser-has-a-grandmasters-rank/comment-page-1/#comment-343 palin'sapoopywench Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:21:44 +0000 http://greenpointchess.org/?p=383#comment-343 "the whole logic of game theory, which is a big part of economics, came easily to me." This should only be understood in the most metaphorical sense. Quotes like these are precisely the reason why non-chess players view the game as an intellectual aptitude test, which we know that it is not. To suggest that knowing the hot knew theory in the rubinstein nimzo indian will enable you to grasp combinatorial game theory is no less absurd than....(fill in the blank with something absurd). Nonetheless, interesting article- great find Jeffrey! “the whole logic of game theory, which is a big part of economics, came easily to me.” This should only be understood in the most metaphorical sense. Quotes like these are precisely the reason why non-chess players view the game as an intellectual aptitude test, which we know that it is not. To suggest that knowing the hot knew theory in the rubinstein nimzo indian will enable you to grasp combinatorial game theory is no less absurd than….(fill in the blank with something absurd). Nonetheless, interesting article- great find Jeffrey!

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