Psycholocy
in Chess
By
Nikolai Krogius
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‘The role of psychology in chess has long been underrated in the Western
World. Most players spend all of their study time immersed in books about the
openings and the endgame, without even trying to analyze their own strengths
and weaknesses as a player. In the Soviet Union, on the other hand, it has long
been known Uian an understanding of oneself and one’s opponents and an
analysis of one’s own faults as a chess player can often be even more fruitful than
a close study of the latest openings book.
‘Nikolai Kroglus is an International Grandmaster and a professional psycho-
logist as well as being an expert on the various methods used to train Soviet
chess players. He has written several articles and books on chess psychology and
the present volume combines the very best of Krogius’ writings on the subject.
Amongst the important subjects discussed in this book are time trouble, its
causes, effects and cures, tournament tactics, the study of one's opponent, and
attention — how to develop one’s concentration and how to cure the various