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Word: blockheaded (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...egalitarian in that social status or wealth or brawn can confer no advantage. Neither can a high IQ. In fact, a New Jersey psychiatrist-chess player, Dr. Henry A. Davidson, has applied the theory of the idiot savant to chess and concludes that it would be possible for a blockhead to excel in the game, but adds tersely: "He usually doesn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Essay: Why They Play: The Psychology of Chess | 9/4/1972 | See Source »

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