I suppose this is not a new idea. It seems that there is a great deal of psychology in chess.
For example: Way too often I have studied a position, used the analysis board to puzzle out all the possibilities, left to let it percolate in my brain and returned. Even done that several times before finally deciding on a move, and then, after all that "careful analysis" made the move and immediately see that it was a blunder. Somehow, when it is too late, immediately it becomes obvious. I suspect that has something to do with stress.
Another stress item seems to be the effect of seeing someone's rating. When I am playing against someone with a much higher rating, I feel inhibited and my brain can get cramped. If I were playing against someone with a lower rating, they could make the very same moves as my high-rated opponent, but my confidence would remain high and I would probably play a better game.
Not always, of course. There are times when on underestimates a lower-rated opponent and times when the challenge of playing a higher-rated opponent shifts one's mind into a higher state of focus, but the point is the person's rating has an effect -- one way or the other -- on how well one plays the game. Anyone else experience some of these things?
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just kidding yes I hear ya :D I just need to work on playing every game methodically and objectively.
I do as much analysing as I can. The problem for me is that even with a very limited number of plausible moves for any particular turn, as you get to where it might go two moves from now and then three moves from now, the permutations rapidly multiply so that it seems to become impossible to totally compare every possible lineage of future play. In the end I tend to favor a good position, more often using that as the criteria, rather than a particular, predictable outcome.
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I maybe off topic but I will share what I think... Everyone knows that the first apperance makes a big difference when judging people right? so of course using that you can make yourself doesn't look like the type of people who can play chess well (such as confused look, talk aloud and say stupid stuff/joke). During the game you and other people shouldn't talk at all, however what I do is I will slip out a word or two that doesn't really matter, such as a small joke or exaggrated emotion (ex. laugh, blowing air). for me it can reduced the tension and stress and make yourself think better.
When I start thinking of my enemy's next move, usually I found it but I can't do anything about, and that proves how bad I am = ))
and the bored :)
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