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I believe there was a Russian grandmaster in the 60s who is credited with introducing psychology into chess because he would deliberately play moves which would
by Tycho 13y ago
I believe there was a Russian grandmaster in the 60s who is credited with introducing psychology into chess because he would deliberately play moves which would stir up uncomfortable memories of defeat for his opponents (based on study of their past tournaments) and this distract them from the game at hand. Can't remember his name though.