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Old 10-08-2007, 07:32 PM
pokervintage pokervintage is offline
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Default Re: Should Presidents Be able To Spot Three Move Forced Checkmates?

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The point is that the ability to look ahead and visualize the possible consequences of various actions is an important attrribute for a president to have

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You should have said that in the first place. With this I agree. But you are wrong when you say that he can't just turn to an expert for help. Of course if he is able to choose the right expert then he is probably smart enough to visuallize the potential results of action he is considering.

Either way, end game chess is not a good indicator of this ability.

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