> The talk of psychology is redundant. Never heard of the phrase "squeezing blood from stone" because well there is no blood in stones. The phrase is "squeezing

> The talk of psychology is redundant. Never heard of the phrase "squeezing blood from stone" because well there is no blood in stones. The phrase is "squeezing water from stone" and has been used tons of times in the past to describe other chess players as well. "You can't squeeze blood from stone" is a common and very old phrase. Dates from 1788 according to https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/you-cant-get-blood-out-of-a-stone.html https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/you-cant-get-blood-out-o... > a game that is simply put not as interesting anymore. Chess is actually experiencing a revival, despite the ascendancy of chess engines. Chess channels on YouTube are quite active, and of course the Netflix show gave the game a good bump in popularity.