The Final Move!The Final Move!

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Jonathan LeonorJonathan Leonor

Daniel, in a game of chess, is in a tough situation because he Daniel, in a game of chess, is in a tough situation because he only has one move left to checkmate his opponent other wise only has one move left to checkmate his opponent other wise it will be a stalemate. Daniel most think and organize carefully it will be a stalemate. Daniel most think and organize carefully

his next move in order to do checkmate.his next move in order to do checkmate.

Daniel contemplates on his final moveDaniel contemplates on his final move Daniel looks at his three chess pieces (a queen, a rook and a Daniel looks at his three chess pieces (a queen, a rook and a

horse) he can use for checkmatehorse) he can use for checkmate He concentrates and looks for more than one way to checkmateHe concentrates and looks for more than one way to checkmate He then looks at his opponents possible moves that could He then looks at his opponents possible moves that could

escape the checkmateescape the checkmate He then decides which piece to move and where to move it to He then decides which piece to move and where to move it to

end the gameend the game

Daniel Makes his final moveDaniel Makes his final move Daniel moves his queen to the designated spot he had plannedDaniel moves his queen to the designated spot he had planned Then he speaks the words “checkmate” Then he speaks the words “checkmate” The opponent looks carefully at the move and realizes it is The opponent looks carefully at the move and realizes it is

checkmatecheckmate

Subtasks time line

Daniel looks at his three chess pieces (queen, rook, horse).

Concentrates and looks Concentrates and looks for more than one way for more than one way to checkmateto checkmate

Looks at his Looks at his opponents possible opponents possible moves that could moves that could escape the checkmateescape the checkmate

Decides which piece Decides which piece to move and where to to move and where to move it.move it.

Daniel moves his Daniel moves his queen to the queen to the designated spot he designated spot he had plannedhad planned

Then he excitedly Then he excitedly speaks the words speaks the words “checkmate”“checkmate”

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looks at his three chess pieces. (primary visual cortex, superior colliculus)

Identifies the three pieces as queen, rook and horse. (identification done by the what path way in association with temporal lobe, and hippocampus)

Concentrates and looks Concentrates and looks for more than one way for more than one way to checkmate. to checkmate. (Prefrontal cortex for (Prefrontal cortex for logic, reasoning, logic, reasoning, strategizing, and strategizing, and parietal lobe for spatial parietal lobe for spatial representation)representation)

Active regions of the brain during this task

Looks at his Looks at his opponents possible opponents possible moves that could moves that could escape the escape the checkmate. (primary checkmate. (primary visual cortex, superior visual cortex, superior colliculus, prefrontal colliculus, prefrontal cortex for logic, cortex for logic, reasoning and reasoning and strategizing, and strategizing, and parietal lobe for parietal lobe for spatial spatial representation)representation)