Dynamics of Chess Psychology – Book – Reference – Chess – Chess Digest from Chess Digest

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The author helps you follow the road to chess mastership with chapters on

• Pre-History(600-1821), First steps and examine the different ”Schools”.,
• The Romantic(1821-1859) The Development of Natural Talent(A very important chapter) looking at Bourdonnais, Staunton, Anderrsen, and Morphy,
• The Classical Era(1859-1927) Chess as Science looking at Paulsen, Steinitz, Tarrasch, Tchigorin, Lasker, Rubinstein, and Capablanca,
• The Modern Game(1927-1957)Individuality and Character examining Nimzovich, Alekhine, Botvinnik, Smyslov, Boleslavsky, and Bronstein,
• Contemporary Chess(1957-) The Individual in Struggle with Tal, Petrosian, Korchnoi, Spassky, Fischer, Karpov, & Kasparov,
• Separate chapters on Philosophical Foundations and the Importance of Aesthetics ending with Rating and Training Understanding.