Chess is an exercise of infinite possibilities for the mind, one which develops mental abilities used throughout life: concentration, critical thinking, abstract reasoning, problem solving, pattern recognition, strategic planning, creativity, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation, to name a few.My dad introduced me to chess when I was 5, and this helped me in many situations in my life. Nowadays the most of people only play and watch football, and try to ridiculize people who practise another game. I used to play football and I enjoyed it, but today I realized that football did not provide anything in my life, and thank my father for teaching me to play chess. What doy you think?
About football I do think it is such a good thing to train your mind to make real time decision, I saw a documentary about it and it was said there that a goalkeeper has the ability to react verrrrrry fast, he sees , decides and react almost in a second and in that documentary a goalkeeper was telling that his ability once helped him to save a baby’s life, experts analyzed what he had done to save the baby and they told if that man didn’t have such fast reaction he couldn’t help that baby :D
I usually don't think about chess
Interesting!, Thanks for commenting Elina.
Nice regards!!
Elina:
It is interesting that you mentioned "real time decision".
There are various time frames for playing chess.
A game can be played, for example, with each player having 90 minutes to make all of their moves.
Players can each have 1 hour to make their moves.
Players can have 1/2 hour to make all of their moves.
Players can have 15 minutes to make all of their moves.
Players can have 5 mintues to make all of their moves.
Players can have 3 minutes to make all of their moves.
Players can have 1 minute to make all of their moves.
Few competitors in any competition, have the "real time" demands for decision-making that are faced by chess players.
Not only does one need to know the requirements of different Offensive and Defensive strategies, combined with the complexities of the position of the pieces on the board, one can be in a position which requires moving very fast. If the time on the clock is running down for either player, that player does not have the luxury of thinking about the next move for long minutes.
Chess players also, can be in situations where calculations must be made almost instantaneously.
Chess also, can be used for the study of a language. Chess Symbolism, by which the moves of a chess game are written down, and often studied by other chess players, add to the game an educational element.
Chess therefore, can be a tool for reading and writing any language.
It has a universal symbolism.
Hi Eduardo:
Nobody introduced me to the game of chess as a child. I did study the game after living on my own for several years. I have enjoyed playing in the United States Chess Federations for several years and have enjoyed some wonderful games, most notably my defeat of National Master Todd Bardwick here in Denver Colorado when he offered a Simultaneous Chess Exhition.
I remember how I felt at that time, on my drive home. The weather was pleasant and sunny for a winter day. I was driving home as a beautiful, golden sunset settled over the mountains to the west.
I had just finished a gruelling 3-hour game with a chess master. I will see if I can find the game in my files and post it here.
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