Chess Psychology

Author : Fernand Gobet
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315441861
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Psychology of Chess written by Fernand Gobet and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-09-14 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you need to be a genius to be good at chess? What does it take to become a Grandmaster? Can computer programmes beat human intuition in gameplay? The Psychology of Chess is an insightful overview of the roles of intelligence, expertise, and human intuition in playing this complex and ancient game. The book explores the idea of ‘practice makes perfect’, alongside accounts of why men perform better than women in international rankings, and why chess has become synonymous with extreme intelligence as well as madness. When artificial intelligence researchers are increasingly studying chess to develop machine learning, The Psychology of Chess shows us how much it has already taught us about the human mind.

Author : N. Krogius
Publisher : Rhm Press
ISBN 13 : 9780890580233
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Psychology in Chess written by N. Krogius and published by Rhm Press. This book was released on 1976 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Werner Schweitzer
Publisher : New In Chess
ISBN 13 : 9056918591
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mental Toughness in Chess written by Werner Schweitzer and published by New In Chess. This book was released on 2020-02-10 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your performance at the board does not only depend on your pure chess skills. Being a winner also requires a mindset that is able to cope with lots of stress and setbacks during hours of uninterrupted concentration. Just like technical chess skills, mental toughness can be trained. There are simple steps you can take that will help you to better realise your potential. Professional mental coach and chess player Werner Schweitzer has been working with chess teams and individual players for many years. In this book Schweitzer presents practical tips and tools that will help you to improve your mental power during a game. You will learn how to increase your concentration and stamina, recognize your own strengths and weaknesses, cope with losses as well as victories, increase your self-discipline when studying, handle disturbing thoughts and feelings during a game, boost your self-confidence, avoid underestimating (and overestimating!) your opponent, make better decisions while under pressure and other mental skills.These lessons and simple mental workouts will help players of all levels to unlock the full power of their brain and win more games.

Author : Dennis H. Holding
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000394654
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Psychology of Chess Skill written by Dennis H. Holding and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2021-10-07 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Both chess play and psychological research offer rewards to their participants in the form of intellectual satisfaction. It seems to follow that combining these two forms of activity, by carrying out research into chess play, should be a particularly engaging enterprise. In the mid-1980s enough was now known for it to be feasible to tell a reasonably satisfying story by piecing together the accumulated results of experiments on chess. There were remaining gaps in knowledge, but the structure of chess skill had at least become sufficiently evident to exhibit where the gaps lay. Originally published in 1985, this book was an attempt to summarize the progress that had been made at the time, recounting some of the components of the research process while describing how the chessplayer seems to think, imagine, and decide.

Author : Reuben Fine
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9784871878159
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Psychology of the Chess Player written by Reuben Fine and published by . This book was released on 2009-08-01 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Fine, both a pyschoanalyst and a great chess player of the 20th century, analyzes what sets chess champions apart.

Author : Pal Benko
Publisher : Random House Puzzles & Games
ISBN 13 : 9780812918663
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Winning with Chess Psychology written by Pal Benko and published by Random House Puzzles & Games. This book was released on 1991 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outlines the development of psychological principles used by chess champions to defeat their opponents and discusses how to use phychological factors to win at chess

Author : Eliot Hearst
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786452927
Total Pages : 445 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Blindfold Chess written by Eliot Hearst and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-04-03 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries, blindfold chess--the art of playing without sight of the board or pieces--has produced some of the greatest feats of human memory, progressing to the extent that the world record in 2009 was 45 [and is now 46] simultaneous blindfold games. This work describes the personalities and achievements of some of blindfold chess's greatest players--including Philidor, Morphy, Blackburne, Zukertort, Pillsbury, Reti, Alekhine, Koltanowski, Najdorf and Fine, as well as present-day grandmasters such as Anand and Kramnik. Including some never before published, 444 games scores are presented, peppered with diagrams and annotations. Hints for playing blindfold, and its practical value, are also included.

Author : Angus Dunnington
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781857443264
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chess Psychology written by Angus Dunnington and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do so many chess players only draw winning positions, or lose drawing ones? Why do many continually slip into time trouble, despite vowing after every game to move more quickly? How can a player perform like a Grandmaster on one day and a complete novice the next? What's the best way to beat a lower rated player and what gives you the best chance against a higher rated one? In this book International Master Angus Dunnington answers these questions and more as he takes a fresh look at the value of studying psychology in chess. Read this practical guide, eliminate your mistakes, punish your opponents and improve your results! This is a practical guide to chess psychology that is written by an experienced chess professional and is ideal for club and tournament players.

Author : David Smerdon
Publisher : New In Chess
ISBN 13 : 9056919121
Total Pages : 751 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Chess Swindler written by David Smerdon and published by New In Chess. This book was released on 2020-02-17 with total page 751 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chess is a cruel game. We all know that feeling when your position has gone awry and everything seems hopeless. You feel like resigning. But don’t give up! This is precisely the moment to switch to swindle mode. Master the art of provoking errors and you will be able to turn the tables and escape with a draw – or sometimes even steal the full point! Swindling is a skill that can be trained. In this book, David Smerdon shows how you can use tricks from psychology to marshal hidden resources and exploit your opponent’s biases. In a lost position, your best practical chance often lies not in what the computer recommends, but in playing your opponent. With an abundance of eye-popping examples and training exercises, Smerdon identifies the four best friends of every chess swindler: your opponent’s impatience, their hubris, their fear, and their need to stay in control. You’ll also learn about such cunning swindling motifs as the Trojan Horse, the Decoy Trap, the Berserk Attack, and ‘Window-Ledging’. So, come and join the Swindlers’ Club, become a great escape artist and dramatically improve your results. In this instructive and highly entertaining guide, Smerdon shows you how.

Author : William Roland Hartston
Publisher : Facts on File
ISBN 13 : 9780871962263
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Psychology of Chess written by William Roland Hartston and published by Facts on File. This book was released on 1984-01-01 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the psychological motivation of chess players and discusses the role of subjective and irrational considerations in influencing a chess player's decisions