“It is very important to learn to weigh up objectively (or assess intuitively) the totality of the competitive and psychological factors.” ImportantPsychologyPsychologicalFactorsTotality Book:Secrets of Chess Training Source: Secrets of Chess Training
“Emotional instability can be one of the factors giving rise to a failure by chess players in important duels. Under the influence of surging emotions (and not necessarily negative ones) we sometimes lose concentration and stop objectively evaluating the events that are taking place on the board.” GivingImportantSometimesLosesEmotionPsychologyPlayerInfluenceEventsEmotionalNegativeChessFactorsBoardsConcentrationInstabilityChess Players Author:Mark Dvoretsky
