id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt work_szo5qj2qpjha3mmd475q4krpby Anna Dreber Beauty Queens and Battling Knights: Risk Taking and Attractiveness in Chess 2010 39 .pdf application/pdf 11255 1334 74 and battling knights: Risk taking and attractiveness in chess, IZA Discussion Papers, No. 5314, Our results suggest that male chess players choose significantly riskier strategies the However, this does not explain why attractiveness only matters for how male players play against women. of the two players (where Elo ratings indicate playing strength), year when the game was differences in playing strength, two risk averse players have higher preferences for a draw chess players when playing against an opponent within the MTurk-sample. openings when playing against more attractive female opponents. playing a risky opening against more attractive female opponents comes with a cost. opponents, use a more risky strategy compared to when playing against less attractive female that men become more risk loving when playing against attractive female opponents. It could turn out that playing a risky strategy against an attractive female player is ./cache/work_szo5qj2qpjha3mmd475q4krpby.pdf ./txt/work_szo5qj2qpjha3mmd475q4krpby.txt