many say the lessons learned in chess can be applied to real world situations,well i wanna here 'em. my example of this is when i'm driving and in a hurry. i'll pull out to pass thinking it's a good move and then a semi happens to change lanes and blocks me. well then, i gotta come up with a new strategy to get ahead i think and so i go back to the drawing board and rework my initial plan to pass these slower maternalfriggers on the road. if you are an irritatingly slow driver don't bother commenting tnx.

Real life lessons learned from chess:

 

Tension - with women. Increasin the tension is always a good idea - don't be the one who gives in too soon - don't take that pawn; keep her guessing, build the mystery. Bring more forces into play. Keep it up. Let her be the one to trade. You know what I mean.

 

Material - Some people think that possessions are everything, that the more you have the better. Well, sometimes you can have more material on the board, but you'll be mated anyways son. Spirituality matters, even in chess. 

Anticipation - you must think your opponents thoughts before he even has them, and ancticipate them, and act. You see ahead of yourself a world of possibilities, make moves to eliminate the possibilities you'd hate to see come to pass.

 

Surprise - never underestimate the amazing potential in our actions, that can pin, skewer, fork our opponents in the most beautiful ways.

 

Fear - be not afraid. If you should lose this one time, learn from it and bring it with you to the next game. Life does not desire to hurt you in ways that you cannot benefit from, ultimately. This is grace and mercy.

 

Play - In life, oftentimes competition is between "pretend enemies". Sometimes war with friends is just what the doctor ordered - be it in video games or debates. Love of our friends does not preclude the great wrestling match that the Greek Olympics was founded on - let us learn what it means to be pretend enemies with one another.

Discipline - love and prepare for upcoming confrontation. Study, learn, become excited. Your battle is around the bend; love it beforehand, let yourself lean into solitude to learn what it is you need to defeat what comes.

 

Class - Learn what it means to shake hands with an opponent - to look them in the eyes and regard them as not your enemy, but your equal. Conduct yourself by the rules, by both the Law of the land as well as the Etiquette of the people. Be proud to be a player of the game (ie. alive) and cultivate respect for all other players.

Defeat - It is hard to lose, especially when we feel we've tried. Loss is an aspect of life - be it that job, or worse yet, that girl you longed for. Learn to lose graciously. Learn to regard your opponent and say "Great Game" and be genuinely happy for their victory - they earned it.

 

Victory - Ah, the energy of the win - nothing compares. It is not unlike all of life's successes - when a girl agrees to go on a date, when the boss promotes you, when you get that vehicle you always wanted. Learn to relish your accomplishments in such a way as they needn't be anything to rub in other's faces, but a reflection purely on your personal rating. Celebrate your successes. Look forward to them. Work for them.

Possibility - sometimes we feel we're in a losing game. We're down on material, our position is awful, we've lost many tempos, and we'd just like to resign. Chess shows us sometimes such games still lead to wins, and why it can always work out miraculously.

Time - Formulate and execute your plan before your flag falls.  It's good to think things through, but once you have a strategy, play the moves.  There's no time like the present to get things rolling.  Don't hesitate or second guess yourself.  In the words of Kasparov, 'Decisiveness comes from the courage to trust your instincts.'

Goodness, wonderful notes.

Priorities: in a choice between defending or losing a pawn, a queen, or a bishop, sometimes the most obvious is not the best choice. A stove left on in the kitchen may be more important to regard than making an early appointment. 

Intimacy: with each move, we create both strong defenses and weak spots, each time unavoidably attracting the opponent's pieces into our realm. The more we may get to know an individual, the closer that person will get to knowing these, our strengths and weaknesses, and the closer the person is to exploiting them.

fun ;)

Patience - No one will ever play this game at the exact same speed as you.  Some people are much slower than you.  Some people look at you and think you are the slow one!  It doesn't matter - rewards in chess are worth waiting for, but to make a mistake (by playing quickly) is to both reward your opponent and to waste the little time that you did spend.  "Anything worth doing, is worth doing correctly."

Now I'm off to try and convince myself to practice this!

Unsound mating attacks can lead to significant loss of time and material.

thanks to all. those were all very well thought out applications. i think Rael took a course on this matter :P

I think it's an excellent topic, I hope more answer as well.