You are asked to determine which of two people is an expert chess player. (The other one is a beginner.) You could quickly do so by answering the following question:

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Being able to quickly and accurately memorize the positions of chess pieces as they occur during a game is a key skill of an expert player. Option A tests short-term memory, which is not necessarily indicative of chess-playing ability. Option B tests knowledge of a specific, memorized starting position, which can be learned through studying, but does not necessarily reflect skill in playing the game. Option D is a meaningless and irrelevant factor in determining chess expertise.

You Are Asked to Determine Which of Two People Is