Everyone loses chess games occasionally but all too often we lose a game due to moves that deep down we knew were flawed. Why do we commit these chessboard sins Are they the result of general misconceptions about chess and how it should be played And how can we recognize the warning signs better In this thoughtprovoking and entertaining book Jonathan Rowson investigates in his inimitable style the main reasons why chessplayers sometimes go horribly astray focusing on the underlying psychologi