A Viagem Eterna

Kasparov em entrevista no lançamento de um livro:

Q: I'm a psychoanalyst. What are the most important characteristics to become a champion chessplayer?

That's an excellent question. Psychology is an important part of the book, which isn't only about world champions but about those others who had made massive contributions to chess, but who fell short. And when reading about those other players you can see they often fell just an inch short. In certain cases they had more impact on chess and its development than those who did become champions. To reach the title you have to be exceptional and you have to look at psychology. It's not just about finding the best move, about moving the chess pieces, but about being able to show your best qualities at the right moment. That's why psychology played a very important role in the history of classical chess. I would say that most of the key matches were decided by the psychological hype. One could resist the pressure and the other could not.

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