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Mastering the Mind: How to improve your chess Psychology?

'I don't believe in psychology, I believe in good moves.' - Fischer

"in a 90-minute game, aim to spend 15–20 minutes on the opening, 40–50 minutes on the complex middlegame, and save the rest for the endgame"

  • So save 35 - 20 minutes for an endgame that may never come.

"Play the Board, Not the Rating"

  • Yes.
    'When you sit down to play a game you should think only about the position, but not about the opponent.' - Capablanca
'I don't believe in psychology, I believe in good moves.' - Fischer "in a 90-minute game, aim to spend 15–20 minutes on the opening, 40–50 minutes on the complex middlegame, and save the rest for the endgame" * So save 35 - 20 minutes for an endgame that may never come. "Play the Board, Not the Rating" * Yes. 'When you sit down to play a game you should think only about the position, but not about the opponent.' - Capablanca

You should save the rest for the game bud! What if you do reach an endgame?

You should save the rest for the game bud! What if you do reach an endgame?