Practical Chess Psychology,9780713487138

Practical Chess Psychology

by Avni, Amatzia
ISBN13: 9780713487138
ISBN10: 0713487135
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-06-30
Publisher(s): Batsford
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Summary

By studying the psychology of chess, players at all levee will learn how to maximize their chess strengths.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 5(2)
Introduction 7(2)
Setting Goals
9(12)
Determination
21(9)
Concentration
30(8)
Learning to Learn
38(15)
Drawing the Right Lessons
53(9)
Thinking Tools
62(17)
Decision Making
79(12)
Style
91(9)
Encounters with Failure
100(9)
Handling Spectators
109(10)
Psychological Ploys
119(20)
Miscellaneous
139(18)
Memory
139(4)
Emotions
143(2)
Motivation
145(3)
Self-Confidence
148(3)
Self-Criticism
151(1)
Flexibility
151(6)
Further Reading 157(2)
Index of Players and Composers 159

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