How can a chess How can a chess game like life?game like life?

By PreethamBy Preetham

A pawn can be promoted if they A pawn can be promoted if they reach the other side undefeated just reach the other side undefeated just like in life you can get promoted into like in life you can get promoted into a higher rank for your good work. So a higher rank for your good work. So a pawn can be promoted for his a pawn can be promoted for his excellent work getting to the other excellent work getting to the other side of the board and also pawns can’t side of the board and also pawns can’t move backwards so they should get move backwards so they should get promoted otherwise it is a waste of promoted otherwise it is a waste of time just having pawns. Most people time just having pawns. Most people will choose the pawn to become a will choose the pawn to become a queen as it is the most powerful piece queen as it is the most powerful piece on the board. They also choose the on the board. They also choose the queen as it is the most useful piece queen as it is the most useful piece for the four move checkmate.for the four move checkmate.

In chess you have to use tactics otherwise In chess you have to use tactics otherwise you will be defeated and will not be able you will be defeated and will not be able to pass and conquer. You have to use to pass and conquer. You have to use tactics in life to do many things. Tactics tactics in life to do many things. Tactics are also one of the most important things are also one of the most important things to have. If you get a knight for example to to have. If you get a knight for example to go to the other end of the board you have go to the other end of the board you have to manipulate in a way so that you will go to manipulate in a way so that you will go there undefeated. This requires tactics, so there undefeated. This requires tactics, so you see that tactics is one of the main you see that tactics is one of the main skills required for chess. Riding a horse skills required for chess. Riding a horse in real life will take tactics otherwise how in real life will take tactics otherwise how will you get it to pass all the areas that will you get it to pass all the areas that you need to cover?you need to cover?

The pawns are valuable and very The pawns are valuable and very good fighters and they have to good fighters and they have to protect the back line the much more protect the back line the much more valued players and they are very valued players and they are very proud of it too. There are people like proud of it too. There are people like knights who protect higher people in knights who protect higher people in real life like the king and queen real life like the king and queen otherwise if they die then there will otherwise if they die then there will be more fights other countries will be more fights other countries will take over and may use people to their take over and may use people to their advantage like making them slaves advantage like making them slaves etc.etc.

The pawns are ready to give up The pawns are ready to give up anything to protect the back line and anything to protect the back line and will sacrifice anything to protect will sacrifice anything to protect them. It is like your mum and dad. them. It is like your mum and dad. They protect you. It is also like Lent. They protect you. It is also like Lent. You have to give something up. Also You have to give something up. Also they they havehave the honour of fighting for the honour of fighting for their country and royalty. Like in their country and royalty. Like in Lent you are proud that you gave Lent you are proud that you gave something up and you get the something up and you get the honour of doing that. honour of doing that.

Chess is also like a war on real life the Chess is also like a war on real life the king and queen are like the leaders king and queen are like the leaders and the rest are controlled by them. and the rest are controlled by them. There have to be leaders otherwise There have to be leaders otherwise how are you going to know what to how are you going to know what to do? Everyone will get confused who to do? Everyone will get confused who to attack and when should retreat etc. attack and when should retreat etc. With the confusion everyone will trip With the confusion everyone will trip and fall while the other side will have and fall while the other side will have leaders telling what to do so that leaders telling what to do so that people co-ordinate with each other people co-ordinate with each other and they will win the war.and they will win the war.

Once a pawn moves forward is like Once a pawn moves forward is like taking a path in life; there is no taking a path in life; there is no turning back, you have to continue. turning back, you have to continue. Then if you make a wrong choice then Then if you make a wrong choice then you will not survive. Plus, bad things you will not survive. Plus, bad things may happen if you can’t turn back, may happen if you can’t turn back, like in chess you may lose a piece or like in chess you may lose a piece or you can trigger a trap. In life if you go you can trigger a trap. In life if you go into a spooky house and the door into a spooky house and the door shuts behind you, nobody can get out shuts behind you, nobody can get out so that is like you can’t turn back, you so that is like you can’t turn back, you have to go forward.have to go forward.

In life, you have to be patient to get In life, you have to be patient to get something, like in chess you have to be something, like in chess you have to be patient to get a move that will win you patient to get a move that will win you the game. In war if other commanders the game. In war if other commanders make good choices and you do too you make good choices and you do too you will have to be patient until they make a will have to be patient until they make a fault. That is very likely to happen if you fault. That is very likely to happen if you keep your eyes open and just be very keep your eyes open and just be very patient for an opportunity in which you patient for an opportunity in which you can strike. With computer viruses I’ve can strike. With computer viruses I’ve heard that they search for opportunity heard that they search for opportunity and be patient to get through. and be patient to get through.

Chess is also like a battle to get back Chess is also like a battle to get back your land. So in war some people fight your land. So in war some people fight for land (such as Hitler or Gengis Khan) for land (such as Hitler or Gengis Khan) and some people fight to get their land and some people fight to get their land back. People can also get back their back. People can also get back their land just like in life you fight for a land just like in life you fight for a trophy or award. Like in cricket The trophy or award. Like in cricket The Ashes series Australia and England Ashes series Australia and England fight to get back the Ashes. It is similar fight to get back the Ashes. It is similar to England first took Australia’s land to England first took Australia’s land then Australia got it back and it keeps then Australia got it back and it keeps going. Instead it is ashes not real land.going. Instead it is ashes not real land.

Pawns are like people in poverty when Pawns are like people in poverty when they get money and things like love water they get money and things like love water etc. they get more happy and all their etc. they get more happy and all their diseases are cured. The more diseases diseases are cured. The more diseases that are cured they go up the ranks that are cured they go up the ranks (which is like a health level) and if a (which is like a health level) and if a disease strikes it is like the opponent disease strikes it is like the opponent destroying the pawn. When they reach destroying the pawn. When they reach maximum health it is like getting to the maximum health it is like getting to the highest rank. It is like them getting into a highest rank. It is like them getting into a higher rank and becoming a civilized higher rank and becoming a civilized person. So that is promoting for third-person. So that is promoting for third-world people.world people.

Sometimes people don’t use Sometimes people don’t use everything that they can and in everything that they can and in chess sometimes pieces aren’t used chess sometimes pieces aren’t used at all. It is like that piece isn’t useful at all. It is like that piece isn’t useful but all of them are although some but all of them are although some people predict that the piece won’t people predict that the piece won’t help in what is going to happen and help in what is going to happen and sometimes they leave it until it gets sometimes they leave it until it gets wrecked in life and in chess wrecked in life and in chess captured. So in total it gets taken captured. So in total it gets taken and wasted. and wasted.

Sometimes in chess you can get stuck Sometimes in chess you can get stuck major by checkmate or minor by major by checkmate or minor by sacrificing one of your pieces. In life sacrificing one of your pieces. In life you can also get stuck choosing what you can also get stuck choosing what you should do. Like which place to you should do. Like which place to go, which path you should choose etc. go, which path you should choose etc. Like in chess what should you do Like in chess what should you do when you should do it and all those when you should do it and all those questions. In chess also you can get questions. In chess also you can get stuck on which piece to sacrifice and stuck on which piece to sacrifice and in life you can be stuck what to in life you can be stuck what to sacrifice in Lent. sacrifice in Lent.

No two games are the same and in life No two games are the same and in life no two things are the same. Nobody no two things are the same. Nobody even can make them the same even if even can make them the same even if they wanted to. It is like how God they wanted to. It is like how God made it – everything has it’s own made it – everything has it’s own unique items. Even if anyone tried to unique items. Even if anyone tried to make things the same each person has make things the same each person has his own tactics so it will be different his own tactics so it will be different and no one will use the same tactics and no one will use the same tactics again otherwise everyone will be able again otherwise everyone will be able to figure out a way to beat him/her. to figure out a way to beat him/her.

It is not commonly known so in chess It is not commonly known so in chess world tournaments they aren’t world tournaments they aren’t displayed on normal TV maybe rarely displayed on normal TV maybe rarely on paid TV. It is like normal life not on paid TV. It is like normal life not many people are well known except many people are well known except for people who are royal or are for people who are royal or are usually seen on TV. In chess as well usually seen on TV. In chess as well no people actually flim many videos no people actually flim many videos of many chess games either way and of many chess games either way and most people don’t write biographies most people don’t write biographies about themselves because why waste about themselves because why waste time to write something that someone time to write something that someone won’t read? won’t read?

Some things in chess go unnoticed like Some things in chess go unnoticed like maybe check, an opportunity to maybe check, an opportunity to capture a queen, sometimes capture a queen, sometimes checkmate!!!!!!!! It is the same in life. checkmate!!!!!!!! It is the same in life. Something like a secret is going to Something like a secret is going to travel the world unnoticed. Some travel the world unnoticed. Some companies are unnoticed because they companies are unnoticed because they have less money. It is like chess each have less money. It is like chess each piece is like a company if one of the piece is like a company if one of the pieces aren't used that company is pieces aren't used that company is unpopular in that game with that unpopular in that game with that person. person.

In chess if a pawn moves forward many In chess if a pawn moves forward many other back line pieces can move other back line pieces can move forwards it is like I life if a scientist forwards it is like I life if a scientist finds a cure for diseases everyone can finds a cure for diseases everyone can be cured so if one person advances be cured so if one person advances many others can also move along with many others can also move along with him or maybe even past him. In chess it him or maybe even past him. In chess it is the same if one pawn moves forward is the same if one pawn moves forward up to 4 back line pieces can move into up to 4 back line pieces can move into the battlefield (including the knights). the battlefield (including the knights). So if one person helps the world So if one person helps the world everyone will come along with him. everyone will come along with him.

Chess can be like life because first Chess can be like life because first everything is clean and then it gets more everything is clean and then it gets more messy because all the pieces move messy because all the pieces move everywhere. That is like a battle. First all everywhere. That is like a battle. First all you see is two sides with many lines you see is two sides with many lines making a square. Then after a couple of making a square. Then after a couple of moves it become messier with all stuff moves it become messier with all stuff everywhere on the battlefield. Also it is everywhere on the battlefield. Also it is like a room in a house. It starts of clean like a room in a house. It starts of clean but as more things come out from where but as more things come out from where they are stored it gets more dirty and they are stored it gets more dirty and then it becomes clean. This is when it is then it becomes clean. This is when it is the end of the game in chess and the end the end of the game in chess and the end of the war in real life. of the war in real life.

In both life and chess you have to plan ahead. If in either you go ahead otherwise many things will go wrong. In chess if you just move forward without a plan you may get defeated right away. It also means that you just move anything similar to that you just want to lose immediately. In life if you want to just move on without a clue then it is just like throwing life away and not even caring to do so.

The dangers of temptation will always arise. Your opponent will occasionally tempt you with small pawns and trivial positions on the board. These small offers will act as baits to draw you into vulnerable positions and to expose your weaknesses. They have the potential to ruin the game for you. Always be focussed on your long term objectives and resist the distractions of these dangerous temptations. In life you will also get temptations that will draw you in and try to take hold of you.

There are real boundaries in life and in chess it is no different. The board has it’s own boundaries that limit the chess players/pieces to do everything. If it was that way in life and chess everything won’t have a challenge as a result it will not be good to use. Boundaries in life is inventing something that you cannot build or in chess all the moves ae impossible to do by any piec otherwise then everyone will beat each other quickly and that won’t be any fun to do.

When you play the game passively, you play to just survive and stick around and avoid a checkmate. You accept all the tricks that your opponent sends your way, and do not question anything. Your actions will be shaped by how your opponent chooses to play the game. If you are lucky, you may somehow manage to hold your fort till the end but you will be miles away from a real victory. In life if you go and be very passive and just stick around going with the world everyone is sure to beat you in possibly everything.

If you play the game with a positive If you play the game with a positive frame of mind you play to win. You frame of mind you play to win. You play to conquer the dark side. You play to conquer the dark side. You control the pace of the game and you control the pace of the game and you will probably control the outcome. will probably control the outcome. Victory will have it’s own sweet taste. Victory will have it’s own sweet taste. By the way, don’t confuse an “active” By the way, don’t confuse an “active” approach with an “overconfident” approach with an “overconfident” approach - overconfidence is generally approach - overconfidence is generally not guarded by caution, thought, or not guarded by caution, thought, or adaptation. So overconfidence is also adaptation. So overconfidence is also like a passive approach.like a passive approach.

Like chess, life is a game of mental Like chess, life is a game of mental tenacity. It doesn’t matter how tenacity. It doesn’t matter how intelligent you are; if you don’t hang intelligent you are; if you don’t hang in there with consistent positive in there with consistent positive efforts, your opponent will eventually efforts, your opponent will eventually start eating into your defences. If you start eating into your defences. If you do exceedingly dumb things, you will do exceedingly dumb things, you will be eaten alive. Therefore you lose the be eaten alive. Therefore you lose the game so even if you are intelligent if game so even if you are intelligent if you play dumbly the opponent will eat you play dumbly the opponent will eat your defences eventually.your defences eventually.

You can only win if you can predict the You can only win if you can predict the moves of your opponent without letting moves of your opponent without letting him know what you are doing. That's him know what you are doing. That's how you can achieve success. how you can achieve success. Industries are hire with people with Industries are hire with people with exactly the same skills, so if you want exactly the same skills, so if you want to get ahead you must impress with to get ahead you must impress with something that nobody thought of something that nobody thought of before, and make it look like something before, and make it look like something only you can do. So that you will win in only you can do. So that you will win in chess and that will make you happy chess and that will make you happy which leads me onto the next point…..which leads me onto the next point…..

In chess you can’t always be happy In chess you can’t always be happy like in life. You can’t be happy with like in life. You can’t be happy with everything that you do it is everything that you do it is impossible. In chess you may lose impossible. In chess you may lose and be sad with yourself and you and be sad with yourself and you may win and be happy with yourself. may win and be happy with yourself. It is like in life you can’t be happy It is like in life you can’t be happy for everything that you do. for everything that you do.

Chess and life are complex activities. Chess and life are complex activities. Chess requires mental thinking to Chess requires mental thinking to plan and make your move. In life you plan and make your move. In life you also have to do mental thinking for also have to do mental thinking for your future. Such as your career, your future. Such as your career, what school you are going to where what school you are going to where you’re going to live etc. So both you’re going to live etc. So both things are complex like in life there things are complex like in life there are sacrifices that you have to are sacrifices that you have to complete but which item are you complete but which item are you going to do it too? going to do it too?

In the beginning, many options are In the beginning, many options are possible. Each move, though, has possible. Each move, though, has consequences and narrows your consequences and narrows your future. You must consider the potential future. You must consider the potential benefits and drawbacks, make and live benefits and drawbacks, make and live with your best choice within a with your best choice within a restricted time. In life you also have to restricted time. In life you also have to choose wisely as your opportunities choose wisely as your opportunities narrows down as you take more paths. narrows down as you take more paths. So if you become an engineer it is very So if you become an engineer it is very hard to change as you have narrowed hard to change as you have narrowed your path down too much.your path down too much.

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