Sometimes players need to gain time on the clock by repeating the position, but most often its purpose is to wear down the opponent psychologically.

Sometimes players need to gain time on the clock by repeating the position, but most often its purpose is to wear down the opponent psychologically.

According to such great attacking players as Bronstein and Tal, most combinations are inspired by the player's memories of earlier games.

Patience is the most valuable trait of the endgame player. In the endgame, the most common errors, besides those resulting from ignorance of theory, are caused by either impatience, complacency, exhaustion, or all of the above.

Since your mental state can have such dramatic effects on your body, obviously your physical condition can affect your mental well-being. It follows that regular physical conditioning should be part of your overall chess training.

Typically, in the last round of open tournaments the level of play is markedly lower, the number of blunders higher.

The business of the endgame is maneuvring to control critical squares, advancing or blockading passed pawns, preparing a breakthrough by the king, or exploiting the subtle superiority of one piece over another.