“I believe most definitely that one must not only grapple with the problems on the board, one must also make every effort to combat the thoughts and will of the opponent.” BelieveProblemI BelieveEffortPsychologyBoardsOpponentsCombat Author:Mikhail Tal
“To do this, you can bring in nothing from the past. So the more psychology you've studied, the harder it will be to empathize. The more you know the person, the harder it will be to empathize. Diagnoses and past experiences can instantly knock you off the board. This doesn't mean denying the past. Past experiences can stimulate what's alive in this moment. But are you present to what was alive then or what the person is feeling and needing in this moment?” KnowsMeanPersonsMomentsFeelingsPastPsychologyAliveEmpathyHarderBoardsDiagnosisPast Experiences Author:Marshall B. Rosenberg
“The aim was simple: to deprive Karpov of his favourite occupation - standing at the board, staring straight at his opponent. While I was wearing these glasses, all he could admire was his own reflection.” SimplePsychologyReflectionStandingAimGlassesAdmireStaringBoardsOpponentsOccupationFavouriteKarpov Author:Viktor Korchnoi
“You can't overestimate the importance of psychology in chess, and as much as some players try to downplay it, I believe that winning requires a constant and strong psychology not just at the board but in every aspect of your life.” TryingBelieveWinningStrongI BelievePsychologyPlayerAspectImportanceConstantChessBoardsChess PlayersOverestimate Book:How Life Imitates Chess: Making the Right Moves, from the Board to the Boardroom Source: How Life Imitates Chess: Making the Right Moves, from the Board to the Boardroom
“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
“Part of my preparation for the World Champion match against Kasparov was to be ready for his off-board tactics. I did not to react to them at all. Once you start thinking about these things during the game, even analysing them, you're caught.” ThinkingWorldGamesPsychologyReadyCaughtPreparationBoardsChampionTacticsWorld ChampionsAnalysing Author:Vladimir Kramnik