tannguye1
United States 
Member Since: Feb 13, 2008
Last Login: Nov 7, 2009
Profile Views: 638
Points: 40
USCF Rating: 342
About Me:
Someone once said, "I play chess for the following reasons..."
1. Inquisitiveness – fueling the urge to learn
2. Understanding and learning – one branch leads to another
3. Memory – the mental links
4. Logic – making sense of things apparently incoherent
5. Analytical ability – understanding cause-effect relationship
6. Problem solving – the tactical ability
7. Planning – the strategy before the tactics
8. Abstract thinking – seeing it in your mind’s eye
9. Concentration – focusing your mind
10. Vision and Imagination – beyond the routine
11. Inventiveness and Creativity – something out of nothing
12. Self-confidence – standing on his own
13. Face Challenges – toughening the steel inside
14. Earn peer respect – incentive to grow
15. Choice of careers – prestige of being a ‘brainy’ person
16. Fun and enjoyment – release from tension
17. Family bonds – the closeness to one another
18. Positive social interaction – sign of a good society