Vlad-Ionut Stegariu

Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza | UAIC · Department of Physical Education and Sports

The role of attention in chess is obvious because the game is an ongoing battle between two players whose main purpose is to checkmate the opponent’s king. Every single move represents a decision that cannot be changed and therefore the ability to concentrate and maintain attention for a limited period of time is essential. Compared to other sports...

The role of intelligence in chess is crucial because the game involves a situation of adversity between two players whose goal is to checkmate the opponent’s king. Due to the complex nature of the game and the huge amount of information needed to become a professional chess player, the ability to receive, analyze, sort and use abstract notions is e...

The distribution of attention is essential both in the teaching path of children and in the chess career. In the game of chess there are a couple of key moments that are decisive for the course of the game which require full attention. Also, any mistake annihilates all the work done up to that point. In the case of education, the transition of info...

It is well known, although a challenge for the researchers, that chess players tend to have superior intellectual abilities and the idea that chess practice makes people more intelligent became more and more popular. The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of chess playing on the intellectualdevelopment of primary-class students. 67...

Hamstring strains are usually a result of a high mechanical stress produced by a quick extensive contraction or a violent stretch of the muscle group. This study aimed the effectiveness of INDIBA therapy (Group B) compared with the use of TECAR therapy (Group A). The first stage of rehabilitation represented first two weeks which were mainly based...

The role of thinking in practicing chess is obvious because the game is a mental struggle between two opponents, and weapons are the notions previously assimilated. Their operationalization is present both in the training sessions prior to the competition and during the matches. 32 4th grade students were selected and divided equally into two sides...

The ultimate goal of a chess game is checkmate, but there are few situations when this is the phenomenon that captures the player's attention. The chess players focus on a potential evolution of the game in the short term, on those sequences of one or two moves that can change the character of the position. They are part of a logical and well-devel...

In recent years, the educational routine has led to the recording of results below expectations, so finding new complementary innovative teaching methods is a common topic for researchers in this field. The game of chess requires the training of several cognitive skills that are used in the learning process, and the effects of specific training hav...

We tested a group of 12 athletes, mini-football players, from Romania who regularly perform in the first league. The athletes were subjected to an evaluation that aimed to determine: height, body mass, movement speed, agility, explosive power, lactic anaerobic capacity and maximum oxygen consumption. The analysis of the results led to the identific...

In the antepubertal period, motor skills are influenced by the growth and development processes that the child goes through, the entire biomotor potential entering a continuous adaptive process. In this period, the role of physical education and sports is an essential one in the harmonious physical development of the individual but also in the opti...

Chess playing has a significant role in participants’ resources allocation, both at a psychological level, but mostly concerning the cognitive resources. The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of chess playing on the intellectual development of primary-class students. 67 children were tested using the Raven Standard Progressive Matr...