| and | | | | | | | | Pal Benko | | Burt Hochberg | | | | | |Copyright © 1991 by Burt Hochberg and Pal Benko All sights reserved under Internationa and Pa-American Copyright Conventions. Published i the United States by David MeKay Company, Inc, New York, and simultaneous in Canada by Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto. Distributed by Random House, Inc, New York. “nbrary of Congress Catalogng-n-Publication Data Benko, Pl, 1928. Winning with ches peychology/by Pa Benko and Bust Hocbere Pom ISBN 0-6129:1866:5 1.Chess—Paychological aspects. 1, Hochberg, Burt, 1 Title, BviHa B46 1991 794.101'9=de20 0.22887 Designed by MN 0 Production Services, ne (Chess diagrams by M-Mate Chess of America “Manufactured inthe United Stat paresas ‘To my children, Palma and David PB. In memory of my in-laws, Margaret, Zoltan, and Robert Hirschfeld BH.10. un 12 13. 14. 1s. 16. 1. Preface Chess As a Fight Chess As Art Chess As Sport Chess As Life ‘chess As War Putting Psychology to Work for You Psychology in the Opening Developing a Style Psychology in the Endgame ‘The Psychology ofthe Draw ‘The Last Round and Other Crises ‘The Trouble With Women (ond Computers) Attack, Defense, and Counterattack ‘To Err Is Human; to Forgive, Foolhardy ‘Time Pressure Terrors ‘Your Opponent and Other Distractions Commonsense Principles of Chess Peychology 26 a a 107 7 147 197 184 209 226 240 249 258 264