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Re: Toast in the morning? Shepherd's warning.

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Subject: Re: Toast in the morning? Shepherd's warning.
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by: J R - Sat, 12 Jun 2021 16:28 UTC

On Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 9:51:32 AM UTC-4, peps...@gmail.com wrote:
> It has been said that players (presumably strong players is meant) lose
> more equity from not seeing that a checker play is even a possibility than
> from wrongly rejecting the best option.
> But is there any evidence for this? Or is it just that the experience of
> being amazed that the correct play is something you never considered
> is so salient that it dominates a player's memories?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Paul

This is garbage when referring to the best players.

Stick

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