Visualizing Chess Games
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چکیده
Chess is a strategic game in which players recognize the threats to their pieces and their opponents' pieces at any given time. Players also evaluate the affect each move will have on the balance of power in the game. Novice players often fail to detect threatened pieces of either color. They also find prediction difficult and frequently neglect to think ahead about the negative ramifications of their moves. We have developed a chess visualization tool that helps novice players track the relative risk in which either their pieces or their opponentÕs pieces reside. The visualization tool also enables novice players to maintain a sense of the amount of influence each side has over empty squares. Advanced players may also find value in the chess visualization tool in evaluating and identifying the critical decisions made in grandmastersÕ games.
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