William James, as articulated by Hubert Dreyfus (1972).
In chess:
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cues from all over the board, while remaining on the fringes of consciousness, draw attention to certain sectors by making them appear promising, danagerous or simply worth looking into." Dreyfus (1972, p.104).
Note: In applying James's theory of the fringe to chess, Dreyfus is drawing on the work of Michael Polyani (1962).