Mental rust and Sluggish Cognitive Tempo
from http://reassembler.wordpress.com/2007/06/21/mental-rust-and-sluggish-cognitive-tempo/where the rest of this publication may be found.
Published June 21, 2007 Chess , Reassembly , Science!
Returning to competitive chess after a long absence can be incredibly frustrating. (A short absence can actually be helpful, for reasons I am not sure I fully grasp.)
Gata Kamsky, the aforementioned top-rated player in the US, challenged for the world championship in the 90s but set aside the game and went to law school. He returned to the board and shows flashes of his extraordinary talent and understanding of the game, but appears to lag far behind the world’s best in terms of opening preparation. He also plays very slowly, getting himself into terrible time pressure.
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