Analyzing the Chess Mind

by Boris Gulko, Joel Sneed

Overview

Analyzing the Chess Mind is an exploration of psychology in chess. Psychology affects the chess moves we make, as the authors entertainingly illustrate in expertly annotated examples, but our personal chess psychology is not fixed. We can improve our chess psychology, and the authors show how.

To write about chess psychology, the ideal authors would have world-class chess skills and advanced professional qualifications in psychology, so GM Boris Gulko and Dr Joel Sneed are perfect for the task of Analyzing the Chess Mind.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781784831110
Publisher:	Quality Chess UK Ltd
Publication date:	01/01/2023
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.60(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

GM Boris Gulko is one of the few players to have a plus score against Garry Kasparov, and is also the only man to have been both Soviet and U.S. Chess Champion. He has a Master's degree in Psychology from Moscow State University.

Dr Joel Sneed is a Professor of Psychology at the City University of New York and a keen amateur chess player.

Table of Contents

List of Photographs 4

Key to Symbols used 4

Foreword GM Lev Alburt 5

Introduction 7

1 Perception 13

2 Thinking and Uncertainty 35

3 Mindreading in Chess 55

4 Aggression 65

5 Problems in Self-Confidence 79

6 Reciprocal Understanding 97

7 Psychology of Decisive Games 109

8 Destroying Your Opponents Thinking Process 123

9 Losing Winning Positions 147

10 Playing Against the Hedgehog 161

11 A Question of Time 173

12 Improving Your Chess Psychology 183

Appendices:

Chess and Cognition Daniel Saldano Joel R. Sneed 195

Glossary of Technical Terms Daniel Saldano Joel R. Sneed 217

Game Index 223