Memory, pattern recognition and the order in which you play moves are important in chess, and the same is true in investing. That chess masters have incredibly high retentive power is a well known fact. Leading grand-masters like Bobby Fischer, Gary Kasparov and Vishwanthan Anand are known to prepare for their key matches by studying previous games of their opponents. They are often able to remember all the moves from those games for long periods of time making it increasingly difficult for them to be defeated. In the stock trading and financial investments world this ability is exhibited by the likes of Rakesh Jhunjhunwalla and Warren E Buffet.