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OOrtega92

Reading David Shenk's wonderful book,  "The Immortal Game", Came across this quote:

CHESS, A GAME OF WAR, TEACHES PEACE

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dec_lan

How does it teach peace exactly?

OOrtega92

Its all the skill of real war without the violence. In some cases it was they only way that some countries communicated during the Cold War.

OOrtega92

It allows all the intelligence of war without the bloodshed. I only wish political disputes could be solved by the game. 

TonicoTinoco

 "intelligence of war"??Surprised

OOrtega92

well at least the battle strategies of ancient tactics.