Move First, Think Later by Willy Hendriks

Author:Willy Hendriks
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9789056915407
Publisher: New in Chess
Published: 2014-06-02T16:00:00+00:00

Much has been said on the issue of time pressure and there is a general consensus that avoiding it is the best advice, as time pressure affects everybody’s level of play. Some perform better with little time left and can still keep a decent level. Others – the majority? – suffer catastrophes when low on time.

Ask a player to name his best combinations and there’s often silence – ‘Did I ever play a decent combination?’ But if you ask for his worst time-pressure performance, you will be provided with ample material. If this is the subject, soon one superlative will follow the other: ‘Plus fifteen according to Fritz, but then, mated in one!’ ‘That’s nothing, me and my opponent: ten double-question-mark-moves in a row!’ I guess nothing has to be proven here, but okay – Schadenfreude –, one recent example:

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