A winning move and strategy surely make a person confident in solving problems that come ahead. This, however, doesn't mean that our real life battles could be solved by our genius in playing the game of chess. We might be gifted masters like Vladimir Kramnik and Vishy Anand whose intelligence many chess players all over the world had been fascinated about. But in the real world, life is more than just the clash of wills between two opposing players. It doesn't take a chess player's intellect to be able to meet the basic survival need of having a full day's meal. Playing chess very well doesn't even mean jobs for millions of unemployed out there, or food for the starving populace.
" Real life is about real battles..."
If you want to make a difference in yourself and to the world at hand, forget about chess. Don't waste your gifts and hidden potentials, sitting for hours, trying to figure out what's on the mind of this person sitting in front of you. There are many ways to channel your energy to produce something more productive. You may even be on the verge of inventing a new hype that would literally make a mock out of this board game that has started its rage since the 15th century.
Back then, it was a nice diversion, a passing fancy, a cultural exchange between strangers from diversified backgrounds. It is a wonder that it has survived for ages and we could all just give a warm respect to such a seemingly simple yet intricate game. If that's not even enough, our society's insatiable quest to conquer had even created on-line chess games. We were even enthralled when the first computer, tagged as Deep Blue, has defeated the reigning chess master, Garry Kasparov, in 1997.
Playing chess, in real-time or online, can be a very addictive habit. It can be the very heroine that gives excitement to many people out there, young or old, mostly men. On a positive aspect, it can be a good exercise for the brain - especially for the elderly population. It can help prevent problems with the memory and logical thinking as one grows old.
The negative part is that we see a rise in number of on-line chess gamblers, those people who would waste time and money just to satisfy their lust for the game. It can be good if one is winning and it can be frustrating if not. It then leads to another bad case of greed for power through winning, which is the main objective of a player in this game. It might even come to a point that it teaches one to " win " in real life, no matter what the cost is.
We may watch out for the latest story of someone taking drugs just to stay awake at a whole night of playing chess. It may seem preposterous. It can happen. There are plenty of reasons why you should or should not put your time and energy in playing this game.
Just think of it this way: If professional chess players are given a chance to govern every nation in the world, will we then have lesser problems in our everyday lives?
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These are the collection of my creative writing works, some are featured on sites like Helium.com.
" It is passion to inspire that moves me into a writing frenzy, where a brief pause is spent on a moment of reflection on the many creative ideas that can be expressed into written and visual forms... and the journey goes on.. "