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Why chess is still the best game in the world?

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

Chess is one of the ancient games, said to have been originated in India in the 6th Century A.D and spread to other countries. The game got professional recognition in the 1900s and since then world championships are regularly held across the world. In this modern age where technology has advanced so fast and the World Wide Web or the Internet has become a household necessity in many advanced countries, the ancient game of chess has not lost its charm. Instead, the technology lapped the game and took it to the masses. Analyzing the game of chess and creating the software and hardware to compete with the human brain has become the major challenge for the computer engineers. The Deep Blue Computer and the game between the computer and World Champion Garry Kasparov are memorable events in the history of chess.

Online chess has taken the world by storm and more people across the world are resorting to this game through the means of Internet, to have fun, get relaxation and in the process learn invaluable skills that will nurture and organize their life. Playing chess online eliminates the need for a partner and also gives an opportunity to play the game either with a partner in virtual chess room or with the computer at any point of time.

What is in this game that makes it the best in the world?

The game of chess is nothing but an end result of attention, concentration, focus as well as tactics and strategy. The game, played between two people either in person or through the Internet in the form of online chess, is nothing but a challenge between two brains and two minds.

In the game, there is no provision for luck or chance whatsoever. The game calls for serious thinking and analytical abilities on the part of the players. If, as a player, if you make a mistake, then it is your fault and nobody or nothing can be blamed for the mistake. You should own the responsibility for the mistake and face the consequences. This calls for application of chess strategies. How well you adopt and implement a chess strategy determines your chance for victory in the game. If your chess strategy is faulty, then you will make a mistake. In other words, the more effective your chess strategy in the game, the more the possibility of your achieving success over the opponent and utter the favorite word of “checkmate” quite often.

Learning chess strategies and deploying them effectively over the opponent in the game of chess will ensure success. For devising an effective strategy, one has to think deeply, logically, analyze the positions, assess the pros and cons, visualize the game, plan a series of moves, decide the optimal move and then execute it effectively.

This skill of devising strategies and executing it effectively can be used not just for the game of chess but also in real life when faced with problems or when faced with the task of taking decisions. The game of chess has more affinity and relationship with the life and it is this reason that this noble game has often been referred to as a “Miniature of Life”.

A person, who is an expert in the game of chess, can undoubtedly lead a perfect and organized life in which he thinks and evaluates all the pros and cons before acting.

It may not be an exaggeration to say that this ancient game will be the evergreen and everlasting game in the world as long as the humanity exists in this universe.