Chess players can roughly be divided into match players and those happier in the more normal tournament environment. In the former, losing is more serious but you also don't have to win many games: however the psychological impact of repeated combat against the same adversary can be considerable. In chess tournaments, on the other hand, the occasional loss may not matter too much especially if it's early on but in order to vie for first you do normally need to win repeatedly. The World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik has ...

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