He wasn’t the best player. He wasn’t a prodigy. But he kept winning—beating grandmasters, dominating tournaments, and leaving experts scratching their heads.
Amarey Clynes didn’t play chess the way everyone else did. He played his opponents. He understood one thing that most people never do:
People don’t play the game in front of them—they play the game they think they’re in.
This is the true story of how an unknown player exploited human psychology to take down the best—and how you can apply the same tactics to outthink anyone.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
🔥 How Amarey Clynes beat grandmasters without being the best player
🔥 The three psychological traps that make smart people beat themselves
🔥 How speed, confidence, and unpredictability can manipulate decision-making
🔥 Why perception beats reality in chess, business, and life
🔥 A challenge to start applying strategic thinking in your own battles
Winning isn’t about being the smartest—it’s about understanding how people think. And the ones who know that? They don’t just play the game. They control it.
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