Jeremy Silman: The Amateur's Mind :: 1999

Jeremy Silman: The Amateur's Mind :: 1999

English | PDF Book | 443 pages | RAR 16 Mb | ISBN 1890085022 | Publisher: Siles Press.

SILMAN: Created for players under 1800, The Amateur’s Mind (still expounding the system of thought in How to Reassess Your Chess) was designed to present an enormous amount of instruction that is highly personal (the reader often feels like he’s being talked to directly), fun, and intense. I’m extremely proud of this book, and can honestly say that I’ve never seen anything that compares to it.

FROM THE BACK COVER: The Amateur’s Mind takes the student on a journey through his own mind and returns him to the chessboard with a wealth of newfound knowledge and the promise of a significant gain in strength.

Most amateurs possess erroneous thinking processes that remain with them throughout their chess lives. These flaws in their mental armor result in stinging defeats and painful reversals. Books can be bought and studied, lessons can be taken -- but in the end, these elusive problems always prove to be extremely difficult to eradicate.

Seeking a solution to this dilemma, Mr. Silman wrote down the thoughts of his students while they played actual games, analyzed them, and catalogued the most common misconceptions that arose. He then eliminated these mental traps by offering advice, rules of conduct and strategy, and penetrating psychological insigh.

Enjoy ;^)