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Questions related to cognitive, motivational and other psychological aspects of chess, both during and before/after games.
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How to relax when playing chess?
In a 1972 interview with Bobby Fischer the following famous exchange took place:
WALLACE: Winning for winning's sake is important, but do you like to
beat another man?
FISCHER: Yes, I like …
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Help with mistakes
All of the errors you describe are "short attention span" mistakes. That is a polite way to put it. A less polite way would be to say that you make simple blunders. Having identified what the problem …
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How does competitive chess affect players' mental health?
if there are certain talented players who should not become competitively active cause of their mental health status
On the contrary, there are many chess players, successful and otherwise, who get …
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Attack or defend? Which is best approach to win?
A lot depends on your opponent. Finding the right moves in defence is generally much easier than finding the right moves in attack.
If you are playing a much stronger player your best chance will be …
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What sets chess players apart?
So what does a player at a higher Elo do better than another?
The answer I got from "It's Only Me", Geoff Lawton and Mike Fox's biography of England's first OTB GM, Tony Miles, was that the stronger …
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Why do certain chess combinations start with moves that can be intuited before understanding...
The initial move or moves of a combination and understanding the full sequence, whether the combination is a blunder or a winning one, are not connected.
ALL initial moves of this sort are the rest of …
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Psychological tricks in chess?
The Psychology: Improving kiddies in my chess club used to do this regularly to me as their ratings approached mine. The feeling in the "mark" is one of indignation. …
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Psychological tricks in chess?
Here's another trick it's worth knowing about. It's not one I've ever managed to pull but I've fallen for it a few times and lately I've managed to spot it and avoid it. Sadly I didn't learn the trick …
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Which books cover the concept of Imagination and Creativity in Chess?
Two much older (dating from the 50's and 60's) books which cover these topics under the general banner of psychology are Psychology in Chess by Nicolai Krogius and The Chess Mind by Gerald Abrahams. …
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Is chess a zero sum game?
The claim that chess is a zero-sum game is clearly nonsense, apart from in the most theoretic way. Just looking at the scoring system gives the game away -
Win = 1 point
Draw = 0.5 points
Loss = 0 po …
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Does the design of chess pieces affect professional chess players at all?
Am wondering if this will affect professional players or other strong
club players at all. Do designs of chess pieces affect them at all?
The short answer is "No" for the simple reason that they wil …
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"Chess is art" who was the first one to use this quote?
I don't think anybody has made such a claim. "Chess is an art" is another matter.
Vaclav Havel (former Czech prime minister) is supposed to have said that when he visited the Carlsbad tournament.
Ka …
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Emanuel Lasker and Psychology
I need to know if there exists any such analysis which are available
online so that we can know the truth ?
I don't believe any such analysis exists online. The closest you will come is the exc …
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Would you look for mate, if tactics to win materials are easier to spot?
It makes no difference whether you deliver mate in 3, mate in 33 or your opponent resigns. On the score sheet and the tournament results you get the same score: 1-0. If you see a clear win then play i …
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How can I control my nerves during chess tournaments?
If you are losing to 1300's then you are clearly not blunder-checking your moves, perhaps because of nerves. Make that your first priority in your next tournament and your results are bound to improve …
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