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Memorizing reference positions

Posted By: christian munk-christensen
Date: Saturday, 16 February 2013, at 9:02 a.m.

In Response To: Memorizing reference positions (Timothy Chow)

I think you're grossly overestimating how many positions a normal human / top backgammon player can remember.

It seems your optimistic estimate is based on what savants can do in other areas. I have not heard of any savants in the world of backgammon.

I think if you can remember 20 reference positions accurately, then you're doing very well.

Messages In This Thread

• Memorizing reference positions
  Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 16 February 2013, at 3:00 a.m.
  • Memorizing reference positions
    Seth -- Saturday, 16 February 2013, at 4:14 a.m.
  • Memorizing reference positions
    christian munk-christensen -- Saturday, 16 February 2013, at 9:02 a.m.
    • Memorizing reference positions
      Bob Koca -- Saturday, 16 February 2013, at 2:03 p.m.
      • Memorizing reference positions
        lucky -- Saturday, 16 February 2013, at 2:18 p.m.
      • Memorizing reference positions
        christian munk-christensen -- Saturday, 16 February 2013, at 3:52 p.m.
        • Memorizing reference positions
          Bob Koca -- Sunday, 17 February 2013, at 12:00 a.m.
    • Memorizing reference positions
      Bob Koca -- Saturday, 16 February 2013, at 2:20 p.m.
      • Memorizing reference positions
        christian munk-christensen -- Saturday, 16 February 2013, at 3:45 p.m.
    • Memorizing reference positions
      Stick -- Saturday, 16 February 2013, at 7:04 p.m.
      • Memorizing reference positions
        christian munk-christensen -- Saturday, 16 February 2013, at 10:04 p.m.
        • Memorizing reference positions
          Stick -- Sunday, 17 February 2013, at 3:19 p.m.
          • Example 2
            Chuck Bower -- Sunday, 17 February 2013, at 6:05 p.m.
          • Another example
            Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 17 February 2013, at 7:29 p.m.
        • Memorizing reference positions
          Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 17 February 2013, at 7:31 p.m.
    • Memorizing reference positions
      Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 16 February 2013, at 11:02 p.m.
      • Memorizing reference positions
        christian munk-christensen -- Sunday, 17 February 2013, at 9:01 a.m.
  • Memorizing reference positions
    Bob Koca -- Saturday, 16 February 2013, at 2:10 p.m.
  • Memorizing reference positions
    6stones -- Saturday, 16 February 2013, at 6:49 p.m.
  • Memorizing reference positions
    Chuck Bower -- Saturday, 16 February 2013, at 7:52 p.m.
    • Memorizing reference positions
      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Saturday, 16 February 2013, at 8:47 p.m.
      • Memorizing reference positions
        Chuck Bower -- Saturday, 16 February 2013, at 9:05 p.m.
        • Memorizing reference positions
          Matt Cohn-Geier -- Saturday, 16 February 2013, at 9:44 p.m.
        • Memorizing reference positions
          Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 16 February 2013, at 11:47 p.m.
  • Some comments from Nack
    Timothy Chow -- Monday, 18 February 2013, at 8:16 p.m.