1. You can argue that learning another language well is more taxing than, say, learning to play chess well—it involves sensitivity to a set of complicated rules, and also to context.
2. In chess it is important to distinguish between cheating and a swindle, which is a perfectly legal way of tricking your opponent without breaking any of the rules of chess.
3. A: Yes, but more often, prodigies excel in fields with formal rules, like math, music, art or chess. The children master the rules and become early experts in the field.
5. Chess can be completely described by a very brief list of completely formal rules, easily provided ahead of time by the programmer.
象棋完全可以用一个完全形式化的规则列表去描述，而这个份列表是程序员预先提供好的。
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6. The book USES simple diagrams to explain the rules of chess.
这本书用简图来说明国际象棋的规则。
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7. You must obey the rules of chess as each piece has its own moving.
下象棋你得遵守规则，每个棋子都有自己的走法。
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8. It is easier to win at chess if you are free to change the rules, but the fun is in winning within the rules.
如果可以自行改变棋赛规则，赢一盘棋将会容易得多。然而，下棋赢棋的乐趣是在规则下赢棋。
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9. Chess: a board game for two players, each beginning with 16 pieces of six kinds that are moved according to individual rules, with the objective of checkmating the opposing king.
10. From the adoption of modern rules in the 15th century, to world championships and computer matches, chess has become not just a game, but also an art, science and sport.
11. The time honored traditions and rules of classical chess are not to be toyed with and any changes should be made only after such plans are studied and debated in an open forum.
12. Yes, but more often, prodigies excel in fields with formal rules, like math, music, art or chess. The children master the rules and become early experts in the field.
