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The psychology of chess /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gobet, Fernand (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.
Series:Psychology of everything.
Subjects:
Chess > Psychological aspects.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Opening
  • The eye of the master
  • Chunks!
  • The best move
  • Practice makes (almost) perfect
  • Men vs. women
  • Style and intuition
  • Errare humanum est
  • Psychological warfare and training techniques
  • Playing the opponent
  • Theoretical novelties
  • Increasing the psychological pressure
  • Outright cheating
  • How to progress
  • From beginner to candidate master
  • How to progress
  • From candidate master to grandmaster
  • Suggested readings
  • The magic bullet?
  • Costs of playing chess
  • Endgame.