[chessmind] Dennis Monokroussos: "Kramnik taunted me a lot and that helped me concentrate better"

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Posted by Dennis Monokroussos:
"Kramnik taunted me a lot and that helped me concentrate better"
http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1225463310.shtml


   So said Anand in a post-match interview with [1]The Hindu. I hope
   that's another lesson Kramnik (and everyone else) learned: if one
   won't be a good sportsman out of respect for one's opponent or a
   golden rule ethic, he should at least avoid taunting out of
   self-interest. (I can certainly confirm this from the point of view of
   the tauntee: few things have motivated me more strongly than a
   trash-talking opponent: I train harder, I'm more concentrated, etc.)
   Learn from Kramnik, by not doing what he did.
   HT: Brian Karen

References

   1. http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/31/stories/2008103156551800.htm