Chess is played in practically every country in the world, and has been for centuries. Why does this game so capture the popular imagination? The answer to this question may be contained in part in Dr. Tarrasch's famous dictum: "Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy." One could also add by way of explanation that the game grants to its players a feeling of intellectual achievement found no- where else. THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CHESS explores the popularity of chess and offers engaging, readable discussions of topics often neglected in other books on chess, including: The nature of chess (is it a game, a sport or a science?) Pattern recognition The relationship between talent and motivation Chess and the Computer (what can we learn about the game through the computeré) Subjectivity and irrationality in player decisions The effects of winning and losing on players THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CHESS will be of interest to the novice, the intermediate player and the expert, in fact to anyone who has ever fallen prey to the fascination of the world's best-known board game.Â
Bound, cloth with original dustjacket, 138pp., 14.5x22.5cm., in good condition (a few traces of tape on the first and last pastedown). ISBN: 0871962268.
5x22cm
138 pp.
Facts On File Publications 1984 New York
