Rowson, The Seven Deadly Chess Sins

208 Seiten, 140 Diagramme, kartoniert, 2000. 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 And how can we recognize the warning signs better
In thus thought-provoking and entertaining book, Jonathan Rowson investigates, in this inimitable style, the main reasons why chess-players sometimes go horribly astray, focusing on the underlying psychological pitfalls:


Drifting (losing the plot)
Perfectionism (leading to time-trouble)
Egoism (overestimating your chances)
Failure to spot the critical moment
"Deafness" (failure to listen to intuition)
Dogmatism (failure to think creatively or dynamically)
Attachment (to particular ideas)