My own style vol.0

Submitted by Azoth on Thu, 10/11/2007 at 6:54pm.

Introduction

When I was trying to start somehow this article I just spaced out for more than an hour looking at the screen, hoping that all my thoughts would just magically organized and I could start witting nonstop till finish; Unlucky for me this never happened hehe!, So... because this lack of inspiration I’ll start first explaining the main reason of this blog article, that being said here we go.

Chess it’s an expression of the way of thinking from someone, how this person react against the unknown, the surprise, the adverse; it’s an amazing struggle between two great minds, making plans, planning strategies, fighting blow against blow, and it’s there where the richness, the beauty of the game lays on.

“Know yourself and your enemy and you will win battles in hundreds, Know yourself but not your enemy and your chance of win or lose will be even, Be ignorant of yourself and your enemy and I assure you that every battle will become a defeat”

Since long time ago great people tell us know yourself, yet it’s not an easy task to accomplish, but during our bloodiest battles in the black and white jungle we learn in what kind of territory we fight better we also learn how do we react when we are under stressful situations, and the more we learn this, more we know about our personality, this self knowledge includes our weakest points, what we don’t like, what make us feel unease it could be long strategic battles where you need to make progress step by step or wild open battles with arrows flying everywhere. As soon as we start detecting all this things we can start working on them, making our weakest points into strengths, refining our strong points like refining a beautiful melody.

At first this sound as impossible as trying to play a Mozart sonnet when we barely can play the instrument but we need to remember that every long journey start with the 1^st step, this journey of self discovery will help us not only in chess but into our daily life serving as fertile soil for our growth as human, this being said I wish the best for everyone in this adventure.

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by Azoth - 10 months ago
Ecatepec Estado de Mexico Mexico

Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 343

Ill post new entrys soon :)

by chessbot3000 - 14 months ago
Cambridge, England United Kingdom

Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 222

You describe the chess experience in a way with which I can identify. Espero que teneras mucho exito en ajedrez.

by Azoth - 14 months ago
Ecatepec Estado de Mexico Mexico

Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 343

First of all thank you for your comments i really apresiate them, and kinda on the same note that both of you are talking im sketching a new blog article to expres my point of view in that matter, and lol yeah im having plenity of free time i bet you can tell my dear friend heh

by Singa - 14 months ago
Singapore

Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 213

Hi again, To add further to what I have said. Play chess for fun. It does not really matter whether we win or lose. Of course we are euphoric when we win! But take our losses as a chance to gain an insight into our play. "Why" do we lose this game? We keep making the same kind of mistakes over and over again! If we can eliminate these, we would probably gain another 100 points increase in our ratings! To me, like what Dr. Emmanual Lasker once wrote in his Manual, "Chess like music, like wine has the power to make men happy!" I am happiest when I am at the chessboard playing a game.

by Singa - 14 months ago
Singapore

Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 213

Hi, Chess can only be a game for most of us who are not chess professionals. We do not have the time to devote our full attention to this wonderful and fascinating game. Hence beware of the dangers! Chess can be very addictive. Once hooked, we may throw everything else to the wind, our careers, our family etc. We think, we can be an International-master. In reality, very few can achieve that, maybe a few thousands among millions of chess players. It requires special aptitudes , a natural gift that you are born with, to reach that pinnacle.

by alien_032 - 14 months ago
Mexico Mexico

Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 7

Mmm, or your english is improving or maybe it is that I've never read something this long written by you in this language. You may apologize my english domain, but It's been a loooong time since I wrote something.

I believe that sometimes despair can take over us and make us think that we're not made to play chess, or that we've decided to take this path too late.

My point is that this game requires a lot of time of study and reflection, and non-professional players (like us) have other things to do, and this things sometimes consume our entire day. Then, time becomes a weapon against us when we have decided to take this path and make this intropection and self -analysis to improve our game.

It might not be a really serious problem when you dedicate all of your "spare time" to this amazing game, but for those who met chess when they already had other passions and projects that also require a great compromise and dedication, it can be quite difficult and exasperating to be unnable to take longer steps on game improvement.

Despair can make us take drammatic choices, but I believe that there are a few nice options when we don't seem to have enough time to spend on a chess board. I could write about the reflections I've come to, but I prefer to know your opinion about this before I let you know my conclusions.

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