IIRC Freud was all about boys wanting to sleep with mother and girls with father... so I would have guessed rendering the father impotent would be the opposite of the homosexual complex... so this may be even more full of crap than Freud lol.
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what a reub
Seriously.
Fine’s philosophical stance on chess psychology, though interesting, doesn't resonate with most players' experiences or views of the game today.
As said by Reubin Fine in his book "The Psychology of a Chess Player",
"The profuse phallic symbolism of chess provides some fantasy gratification of the homosexual wish, particularly the desire for mutual masterbation. This is, of course, completely repressed. Checkmate may be seen as rendering the father impotent, again part of the homosexual complex"
Don't forget, the king represents a penis!
All in all, Fine was a great player; unfortunately his philosophy on chess psychology wasn't as great.