100500 Life Hacks for Chess and Life

The book by Maria Manakova covers all the psychological aspects of chess competition: preparation for tournaments and behavior during tournaments, energy management, overcoming fears and complexes, time control, and restoring psychological balance after defeat. The book is written lively and wittily, without the dullness and pedantry that chess aids often suffer from. The focus is not on specialized knowledge and game analysis, but on personal development as a whole. Chess has been considered since ancient times a model of any struggle for victory, a "mirror of life," so everyone, even non-chess players, will find many useful tips in the book.