I've been making this point for years. Many top players routinely glide into draws with Black from positions where, if the pieces were merely repainted, they would probably press on with White. I understand the psychological difficulty ( at least in theory, it has no application to the game I play ), but being able to play any position purely on its merits must be a skill worth a few points over a year.Jonathan Rogers wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2017 11:54 amPlus, as Yermo says on chessbase, the psychological aspects; everyone is happy to draw with black, and may find it difficult to switch even if White does overpress.
I'd say that Carlsen doesn't ( didn't? ) suffer from it, Topalov certainly doesn't. Adams shows symptoms, Short doesn't.
Similarly, in financial trading it is difficult to be unaffected by whether the position you are handling is showing a profit or a loss. But good traders know that you should be.