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Both chess and life are board games that we played while growing up. This hub is not about the board games though, it is about the parallel between the strategy of chess vs. the strategy in life
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Employ chess strategies to become more successful in daily life.
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Chess is such a brainy game that a lot of people can't help but wonder if it has any practical application to real life. It certainly does! Not only does playing chess make you smarter, but some of the chess strategies you learn to beat your opponents can be applied to how you go about living your life in a way that makes you successful in whatever you do.

Instruction

  1. Step 1

    Plan several steps ahead. When you have an ultimate goal, like killing the king, you can't just get there in one move. Find out what you ultimately want in life and find out how you can get there step-by-step.

  2. Step 2

    Don't let yourself get boxed on. Keep your options open. This is one of the most important chess strategies. A good chess player avoids getting his or her pieces cornered by pawns and other unanticipated obstacles. In real life, one of the best strategies you can have for being successful is getting a good education. Getting a college degree or a license in some field makes better jobs available to you. Most importantly, staying informed and up-to-date about the world, which is constantly changing, is how you avoid getting stuck in the past.

  3. Step 3

    Don't make rash decisions. That's hard medicine to swallow, especially if you're sick of your boring routine and crave something new or if you're a young adult eager to test your freedom. You might be impatient to move out or make some big change like, like marriage or a down payment on a house that you're not ready for. Patience is hard to come by in this age of instant gratification, but those who time their moves right tend to experience the most success and the least frustration.

  4. Step 4

    Learn from your mistakes. Whether you win or lose the game, your developing your own chess strategies from watching other people play and by playing yourself. You won't get far in life if you don't take any action. The biggest mistake you can make is not doing anything!



The Important Things

The first lesson we learned about chess that applies to living life well: It really helps to learn some basics.

Here are the life lessons we learned while learning to play chess:

1. Learn the basics.
2. Think before you do.
3. Think possibilities and outcomes.
4. Keep your aim in mind.
5. Have a plan but stay flexible.
6. Make your time count.
7. Protect your material.
8. Accumulate small gains.
9. Choose your friends carefully.


the game has many aspects about it (such which player moves first, how the pieces are aligned next to each other in two rows and how each piece moves), it is a game of calculation and strategy.



1.Calculating Factor

Chess is a game of calculating. You calculate your strategy to capture your opponents pieces while you risk the sacrifice of your own pieces. In the end you hope that your calculations lead you to the path of winning the game (in chess) or achieving a goal (in life). The calculating involves a constant switch between offensive and defensive modes while you try to out calculate the other player.

This is very much like driving to a destination in your car. You are on an path constantly switching between the offensive of (calculating your time to get to your destination and leaving early enough to arrive on time) vs. the defensive of (dealing with weather conditions, road work and other drivers).



2.Risk Factor

The chess risk factor involves you deciding which piece to move, the place on the board to move it and if it will be taken by your opponent. The bottom line here is that you may or may not loose your piece, or the game, based on your calculation method.

It was initially strange for me to think about my next move in the game of chess because it involves a step into the future where the risk is unknown. If you are a big risk taker, you are likely to move forward without hesitation and deal with the impact (if any). If you are not a big risk taker (like me), you calculate your next move based on the least amount of risk and then decide if the move forward is right for you. I think that life is the same way (especially planning for retirement).



3.The Move

You have calculated your move and you understand what is at risk, so you decide to make your move. If you are calculating and accepting risk based on your own beliefs and instinct then you know the move you make will be right for you, in the game and in life. When the move is completed (in chess this means when you take your hand off of the piece and in life this means when you have taken some action) the decision you make is one to live with as soon as it is made.

If you made the correct move you position yourself to stay on your path. If you made an incorrect move you learn from your mistake and keep going to the next move.



4.The Next Move

While you calculate your move and decide on the risk of making a mistake, take this process one more step and calculate the move after the move. Each subsequent move after your initial move increases your risk because you are calculating your opponent's move which is a variable (in chess and in life). Now you decide your comfort level of the moves you have processed in your mind (knowing there will be sacrifice and risk) and either move forward or start over with a different initial move.

In either case you have selected a path to follow and should follow that path until you choose a different path or one is chosen for you (same as life).



5.Final Move

In chess your final move is one of three things:

  1. you win by checkmate
  2. you loose by checkmate
  3. you tie with stalemate

While I do not want to over-complicate chess or simplify life, I just wanted to show what I learned from chess and how it helps me in life. I learned to think ahead from chess and I apply this to my everyday life (except when on vacation). The importance of planning and thinking about your next move in chess or next step in life has a great impact on what happens to you or what does not happen to you.

In life the final move is not as defining as chess...therefore with every action I take or every decision I make...

  1. I am okay with losing chess games and making mistakes in life, that's just me
  2. I am okay with thinking in chess and planning life, that's just me

However you play chess or however you live your life...

Just have fun with chess and have fun in life...Thanks




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  1. MetafalicaMay 12, 2010 at 6:55 AM

    Sing it again^^
    I really like your voice today on school

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