Chess Psychology

Originally posted by greenpawn34
Hi RJ.

Using psychology over the board against your opponent?

There is 'psychological offer of a draw.' which can throw the onus on a player
to attempt to win the game if they refuse.

It can backfire, the player offering the draw in what he thinks is a dead postion,
(in the case the offer was not psychological) he then tries to win the game t ...[text shortened]... 2q2k2/6bp/p5p1/1p1B1p2/2np1B2/1P6/P4PPP/2Q1R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
1. Qa3+ Nxa3 2. Bd6[/pgn]

I did not want to give up my queen. Perhaps, it was the result of psychological effects on me too. 😏

Originally posted by RJHinds
I did not want to give up my queen. Perhaps, it was the result of psychological effects on me too. 😏

Calling every thought you have a psychological effect makes you a psychiatric patient.

Originally posted by Kegge
Calling every thought you have a psychological effect makes you a psychiatric patient.

Does it, now, Mr. Doctor of Psychology? 😏

only one word for this thread - *boggle*

Originally posted by RJHinds
However, this opening seems to give more chances for Black to play his favorite defense.

What is this meant to mean? On second thoughts, i'm not sure a need to know..

Originally posted by RJHinds
Does it, now, Mr. Doctor of Psychology? 😏

You already know the answer.

Originally posted by Kegge
You already know the answer.

Yeah, I'm a mind reader too. 😏

All this thread needs now are half a dozen furious paragraphs from the duchess.

Originally posted by RJHinds
Here is another game, played last night at the Columbia Chess Club, in which I use psychology is used to obtain a winning position.

You need to find this guy and play him.

YouTube

A battle of two great minds!

Originally posted by scubily
All this thread needs now are half a dozen furious paragraphs from the duchess.

Duchess never writes that many paragraphs! You must be mistaken!







































































































The Duchess I know only writes twice that many.... at least!

Originally posted by RJHinds
I did not want to give up my queen. Perhaps, it was the result of psychological effects on me too. 😏

Yes never give up your Queen to checkmate your opponent!

Originally posted by wolfgang59
You need to find this guy and play him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rvzw21_3Hs4

A battle of two great minds!

The psychological genius this displays is only over shadowed slightly by that moustache. Perhaps his opponent wasn't schooled in the caterpillar defence...

Originally posted by scubily
All this thread needs now are half a dozen furious paragraphs from the duchess.

Duchess seems to have left.

Originally posted by WanderingKing
Duchess seems to have left.

The less said the better.

Originally posted by WanderingKing
Duchess seems to have left.

Temporarily silent until the kerfuffle over her dual identity subsides. Then I suspect the volume that will spew forth will overflow the memory capacity of your Kindle.