The Seven Deadly Chess Sins (Chess Thinking)

The Seven Deadly Chess Sins (Chess Thinking)

â€œa fascinating, original, insightful work by the most promising young chess writer out there. ... one of the best chessbooks to come out in many, many years.â€ - IM Jeremy Silman, Silman Reviews

Everyone loses chess games occasionally, but all too often we lose a game due to moves that, deep down, we knew were flawed. Why do we commit these chess-board sins? Are they the result of general misconceptions about chess and how it should be played? And how can we recognize the warning signs better?

In this thought-provoking and entertaining book, Jonathan Rowson investigates, in his inimitable style, the main reasons why chess-players sometimes go horribly astray, focusing on the underlying psychological pitfalls: Thinking (unnecessary or erroneous); Blinking (missing opportunities; lack of resolution); Wanting (too much concern with the result of the game); Materialism (lack of attention to non-material factors); Egoism (insufficient awareness of the opponent and his ideas); Perfectionism (running short of time; trying too hard); Looseness (â€œlosing the plotâ€; drifting; poor concentration).

â€œcould well prove to be a leading contender for chess book of the year and may prove the most original work of its genre since Nimzowitschâ€™s â€˜My Systemâ€™ appeared more than 70 years agoâ€ - J.J. Walsh, Irish Times

Jonathan Rowson became Scotlandâ€™s third grandmaster in late 1999, within months of graduating from Oxford University. He was runner-up in the 1997 European Junior Championship, Scottish Champion in 1999 and winner of the Canadian Open in 2000. Rowsonâ€™s first book, Understanding the GrÃ¼nfeld, has been highly praised for the quality and originality of his writing, and freshness of approach.

â€œ...contains a huge quantity of original insight. Rowsonâ€™s style is refreshingly wordy - a few pages here and there without a chessboard in sight makes the book interesting to read without a chessboard in hand. That said, there are plenty of real examples to emphasise the validity of his theories. Rowson has pinpointed a lot of problems I have experienced without realising it and his suggested remedies are extremely useful. Highly recommended...â€ - GM Luke McShane, Sunday Express

â€œJonathan Rowsonâ€™s psychological and philosophical musings called â€˜The Seven Deadly Chess Sinsâ€™ makes splendid reading and certainly helps those chessplayers who think too much during the games, or miss opportunities, or are too greedy, or donâ€™t pay attention to material, or refuse to see another human across the chessboard, or try to be too perfect or drift while concentrating. Or all of the aboveâ€ - GM Lubosh Kavalek, Washington Post
Country USA
Manufacturer Gambit Publications
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2016-06-26
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Gambit Publications
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2016-06-26
Format	Kindle eBook

The Seven Deadly Chess Sins (Chess Thinking)

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