The title of a very interesting article at Chessville is "Do Not Overestimate the Role of Psychology in Chess" by FM Amatzia Avni.
While I don't agree with everything the author says, he certainly has the background to say it (check out "Inside Avni's Mind" and my reviews of his books Practical Chess Psychology, The Grandmaster's Mind, and Devious Chess; as well as Chessville editor David Surratt's review of Chess Tips for the Improving Player ) and he doesn't mince words, for example
While I don't agree with everything the author says, he certainly has the background to say it (check out "Inside Avni's Mind" and my reviews of his books Practical Chess Psychology, The Grandmaster's Mind, and Devious Chess; as well as Chessville editor David Surratt's review of Chess Tips for the Improving Player ) and he doesn't mince words, for example
Yet a new psychological jargon appears to delude people to think that they act cleverly, while this is not the case.
By the way, many players have made comments about playing against my Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) but none have actually suggested that they thought I was being clever...
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