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)
