Tag: chess psychology
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A Random Book Made Me a Grandmaster
You might find it surprising to encounter a chapter on luck in a chess book. After all, the beauty of the game is attributed to supreme intelligence, and strong players almost consistently outperform weaker ones over time, making sensational victories rare. This creates the impression that luck plays an insignificant role in chess. However, this
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You have bread. You have butter… and you want JAM?!’
What’s the greediest chess move you’ve ever played? For me, it was this position from a 2018 game. My knight was on d5, his pawn on f4. I just needed 5 minutes to calculate the crushing Ne7 … But I grabbed on f4 because I wanted JAM too!Technically, White was still winning, but after 1…g5!!, it got