chess psychology is still very important. It's hard to forget when for example you had a forced mate but now your opponent is a little better or equal. If you're not calm enough, you will probably end up losing. I personally basically ignore my opponent.
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In a game between fischer vs tal, the below position was reached, and fischer eventually lost. What happened is that fischer wrote down Rae1! in a notation tal could understand and pushed his scoresheet towards him. Tal thought that all of this meant fischer wanted tal to endorse his move, and he figured out a way to confuse fischer. Tal supposed that frowning was impossible, and a smile would look like he was just trying to trick fischer. Instead he got up, walked around, and even joked with petrosian! Fischer, in tals words "sat with a confused expression on his face", and fearing he might be playing the wrong move and played 1. Qc6+?
Tal went on to win after 1.. Rd7 2. Rae1+ Be7 3. Rxf7 Kxf7 4. Qe6+ Kf8 5. Qxd7 Qd6
After the game, fischer stopped writing down his moves before he played them.
greenhelium wrote:
So, I know that the actual moves in chess are far more important then the psychology behind them, but you have to admit, chess psychology can be interesting. A person was telling me about how he was at a tournement, and the other guy (rated much lower) brought back a meatball sandwhich, got sauce all over his fingers, and proceeded to adjust all of his (the first guys) peices. The sauce guy won. Any other crazy intimidation techniques you've seen/used?
Under FIDE rules its not allowed to eat at the board. Does USCF rules allow this? In any event, I would certainly find this "disturbing" and would complain to the TD/Arbiter since it is against the rules to distract/disturb your opponent during a game.
NM-or-bust wrote:
Rae1+
I was a teenager when my parents divorced and the court mandated psychology for both me and my sister.
The psychologist taught me how to examine myself (he knew he couldn't examine me forever) through playing chess.
The first thing he taught me was to focus on the center of the board, the center four squares. Whenever I would be hesitant to start with the center, or focus on the center, it was a sign/symbolic of me avoiding something I didn't want to admit at the time about myself or my situation.
That is to say, when I focus on the center, I now consciously stay focused on my center. When I am balanced, my game is balanced. As within, so without.
I find it annoying when a player slams his pieces down.IS THIS ALLOWED IN TOURNAMENT PLAY?
greenhelium wrote:
So, I know that the actual moves in chess are far more important then the psychology behind them, but you have to admit, chess psychology can be interesting. A person was telling me about how he was at a tournement, and the other guy (rated much lower) brought back a meatball sandwhich, got sauce all over his fingers, and proceeded to adjust all of his (the first guys) peices. The sauce guy won. Any other crazy intimidation techniques you've seen/used?
That's not psychology, that's just abuse. However, I agree that psychology does play an important part in chess.
So, I know that the actual moves in chess are far more important then the psychology behind them, but you have to admit, chess psychology can be interesting.
A person was telling me about how he was at a tournement, and the other guy (rated much lower) brought back a meatball sandwhich, got sauce all over his fingers, and proceeded to adjust all of his (the first guys) peices. The sauce guy won. Any other crazy intimidation techniques you've seen/used?