Analyzing the Chess Mind PB

Analyzing the Chess Mind by Boris Gulko and Dr. Joel R. Sneed is an English-language paperback chess book about the psychology of play, exploring how thinking patterns, confidence, pressure and self-analysis shape decisions at the board.

What the book explores

This book is for readers who want to understand more than variations alone. Through carefully commented examples, the authors show how psychology affects decisions, mistakes, confidence, result pressure and the way players respond to positions on the board.

It also goes beyond describing the problem. A key part of the book is its practical approach to improving your own mental habits in chess and learning to review your decisions more consciously after a game.

About the authors

GM Boris Gulko is one of the few players with a positive score against Garry Kasparov. He is also the only player to have won both the Soviet Championship and the US Championship. His background in psychology at Moscow State University is especially relevant to this book.

Dr. Joel R. Sneed is a professor of psychology at the City University of New York and an active amateur chess player. That combination of academic knowledge and practical chess experience gives the book a credible, accessible perspective.

This is a strong choice for players, coaches and ambitious amateurs who want to approach chess more broadly than openings, tactics and endgames alone.

Key details

• Product type: paperback chess book
• Title: Analyzing the Chess Mind
• Authors: Boris Gulko and Dr. Joel R. Sneed
• Language: English
• Binding: paperback
• Page count: 224 pages
• Subject: psychology of chess