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Another Double Delusion
The Double Delusion is probably the most intriguing example of chess psychology. How can both player…
Fear and Greed
Fear and greed are probably the most common causes for making bad decisions in chess. Both emotions …
Don't Procrastinate!
Procrastination is when we postpone things that need to be done for no good reason. That's very diff…
SWOT Analysis in Chess
Last time, in the Kodak post, we saw that business and chess have things i common. There are competi…
When to make a Change of Plans
Abandoning a plan that didn't work out is much harder than we think, no matter if we're running a bu…
Ten Mistakes
What are the ten most common mistakes in chess (or life, fishing, dating or whatever)?
Missed Opportunities
This is a casual correspondence game played under OTB rules, so no books, databases or chess engines…
Multi-Purpose Moves
We have all seen them - those power moves awarded with double exclamation marks in game annotations.…