A matter of time: Gender, time constraint, and risk taking among the chess elite

Using a sample of elite chess games, the present paper examines how time constraint affects risk taking. Under time constraint, the greatest average risk taking is observed when women play against men, compared with all other game compositions, inclusive of when men play against men or against women. (C) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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This paper explores how time constraint affects risk taking in elite chess games, finding that the highest average level of risk taking occurs when women play against men compared to all other game compositions.