The Most Common Causes of Disaster in Chess
Von Jonathan Rowson
208 Seiten, kartoniert, 6. Auflage 2020
Sprache: Englisch
Gambit Publications Ltd
Everyone loses chess games occasionally, but all too often we lose a game due to moves that, deep down, we knew were flawed. Why do we commit these chess-board sins? Are they the result of general misconceptions about chess and how it should be played? And how can we recognize the warning signs better?
In this thought-provoking and entertaining book, Jonathan Rowson investigates, in his inimitable style, the main reasons why chess-players sometimes go horribly astray, focusing on the underlying psychological pitfalls:
- thinking (unnecessary or erroneous)
- blinking (missing opportunities; lack of resolution)
- wanting (too much concern with the result of the game)
- materialism (lack of attention to non-material factors)
- egoism (insufficient awareness of the opponent and his ideas)
- perfectionism (running short of time, trying too hard)
- looseness ("losing the plot", drifting, poor concentration).
