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Monkeys and chess?
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WOW that's amazing!! Is that for real? How?!?! That monkey smarter than most humans 😬 I am now also intrigued as to whether you could teach a chimp chess & if anyone has tried!
Well, in the Chessmaster game there's a virtual chimp who plays chess with completely random moves. 😁😁
I would think that this monkey in the video, if he learned the chess rules and moves, would be a good bullet player at least!! 
Winter_Biking escribió:
Well, in the Chessmaster game there's a virtual chimp who plays chess with completely random moves. 😁😁
I would think that this monkey in the video, if he learned the chess rules and moves, would be a good bullet player at least!!
Yep, that chimp plays totally random but still knows about castling rules and en passant.
Pulpofeira wrote:
Winter_Biking escribió:
Well, in the Chessmaster game there's a virtual chimp who plays chess with completely random moves. 😁😁
I would think that this monkey in the video, if he learned the chess rules and moves, would be a good bullet player at least!!
Yep, that chimp plays totally random but still knows about castling rules and en passant.
He indeed does!
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Honestly , I have always been intrigued and interested about other species and how they would play chess if they were taught . I have thought about parrots since it’s possible to teach them to talk. Also, Dolphins are pretty smart as well . So, yes! It’s intriguing indeed!!
😮😮
MaxLange-simulator wrote:
They aren't talking. They are copying sounds they hear often. There is no understanding of the meaning of anything they say.
Honestly , I have always been intrigued and interested about other species and how they would play chess if they were taught . I have thought about parrots since it’s possible to teach them to talk. Also, Dolphins are pretty smart as well . So, yes! It’s intriguing indeed!!
jjupiter6 wrote:
MaxLange-simulator wrote:
They aren't talking. They are copying sounds they hear often. There is no understanding of the meaning of anything they say.
Honestly , I have always been intrigued and interested about other species and how they would play chess if they were taught . I have thought about parrots since it’s possible to teach them to talk. Also, Dolphins are pretty smart as well . So, yes! It’s intriguing indeed!!
Just like the majority of posts on social media then.
And even a decent chess monkey!!
MaxLange-simulator wrote:
Honestly , I have always been intrigued and interested about other species and how they would play chess if they were taught . I have thought about parrots since it’s possible to teach them to talk. Also, Dolphins are pretty smart as well . So, yes! It’s intriguing indeed!!
Besides the brains and intelligence I guess the ability to physically move a piece would be crucial as well. Not sure if a dolphin could physically make chess moves. A horse should be able.
batgirl wrote:
Chimps are apes, not monkeys.
From a scientific point of view a chimp is an ape. In common speech, monkey and ape are used interchangeably.
Winter_Biking wrote:
batgirl wrote:
Chimps are apes, not monkeys.
From a scientific point of view a chimp is an ape. In common speech, monkey and ape are used interchangeably.
No, they aren't.
I learned about this by watching Escape From the Planet of the Apes.
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Winter_Biking wrote:
So, here's a chimp who is doing fairly well with a memory game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkNV0rSndJ0
Then is the question: Shouldn't smart, great apes such as chimps or gorillas have the ability to learn chess?
Have anyone tried?
you’re saying apes should have memory not dedicated to survival ? man that’s not going to go down well in the theory of evolution. when they select their chess moves, are you going to say it was by natural selection ? that might help.
Chimps are definitely better than humans in short-term memory, but they only usually worry about the here-and-now and don't normally strategise too much, but they indeed can. Some chimps are known to plan attacks in trees to eat monkeys where different chimps have different roles in the hunt. You could probably teach them how the pieces move, but not how to win or how to predict moves, so your answer is probably no.
We need animal testing the of chimps is the only way to find out
Basically a reward & punishment for them too have motivation too play the game chess
If there even able to learn the rules of the game chess be difficult for them if they can
I think they be able responsed too moves on a touch screen but I don't know if they understand the game
With practice they might get a little better but lack of research on this topic but no data at all which I can find on chimps playing Chess which I can find also animal IQ tests are different too human one's
Even a human beginner probably too strong of a Chess player for them I should point out humans built all of modern civilization no animal has done anything comparable don't rival any of are achievements so chimps can't play chess unless proven otherwise by a reliable source
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So, here's a chimp who is doing fairly well with a memory game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkNV0rSndJ0
Then is the question: Shouldn't smart, great apes such as chimps or gorillas have the ability to learn chess?
Have anyone tried?