This looks like something I'd be interested in. But what's the audience? Is it a lot of psychology terminology and so forth, or can a relatively intelligent (enough to play chess, albeit badly) but interested person get through it?
-DaveK
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Dave, it is full of chess psychology terms. The author is a professor. I am adding it to my to-read list, even if I am not going to fully comprehend all of it immediately.
DeGroot's Thought and Choice in Chess is still on my to-read list. It's a monster.
Holy bleep! I just looked at amazon and see what you mean about the price now.
I think you should read it and blog about it here (says the man that doesn't want to pay $129 for a book he may not understand anyway). :)
-DaveK
The author, who lives in the UK, was kind enough to sell it and ship it to me for 40$ USD.
I believe this book is a follow-p to De Groot's classic work on chess thoughts--the book new (when published) retailed for $45
aansel wrote:
I believe this book is a follow-p to De Groot's classic work on chess thoughts--the book new (when published) retailed for $45
You must be right. Fernand Gobet also has another book out:
Hi! I'm interested in chess psycology (in blind chess expesially). How could I find this books?
You could contact the author. Find his email on the internet or you could search Amazon.com, but the prices might be high.
There is a brand new book out on blindfold chess by Eliot Hearst (who was a top young player in the US in the 60's) published by McFarland. It is considered a great reference book on all aspects of blindfold chess.
After seeing the asking price on Amazon for a used version of this book from the various book sellers on that website, I decided to ask the author himself if he had any extra copies for sell. Thank you Mr. Gobet. The Library at the Brown Mega Center for Chess Research shall grow and grow!