Does chess make you a better person?

Here is an example for me –

Control the center:

You have to figure out in life what your “center“ is. What is the most important thing to you? What are your core values etc. No matter what decisions you make you need to make sure that the choices allow you to keep the main thing the main thing.

For example as a business lawyer I ask my clients what their key values and concerns are and when I negotiate their contracts and make sure I prioritize those issues and I’m willing to make strategic sacrifices on lesser issues.

Right pieces in the right places:

In chess you wouldn’t send a queen out to do what a pawn should do. You wouldn’t send your bishop out to do what a knight could do. In our life we need to understand the roles that people play for us and put them in the right position.

For example, I trust my mother but bringing her in on business strategy discussions wouldn’t make much sense because although she is smart, she is a professor of nutrition and she is very risk-averse. She doesn’t have business savvy. So even though I love and respect her, her suggestions in that realm are less helpful.

However when I’m talking about my family and my education she is one of the best resources for me. She is a major “piece“ in my life but she’s only powerful and effective if I put her in the right position.

Make sense?

Anyone else use the chess principles like this?

True. I guess if I played solitaire or baseball I’d look for corollaries there.

It helps me with day to day decision making, strategy, thinking ahead etc. It works if you use it but it doesn’t seem like many people here do.

If I’m spending hours doing something I want to try to maximize its value.

If I can make this hobby benefit me in my real life, I’m gonna do it.

No, the best way to improve self-esteem is to choose to do something good anonymously.

Solid points. Lol where did the self esteem conversation come from?

The “better person” part of post title was more click bait. We’ve spent enough time chatting on this site to know that chess doesn’t make you a “better person” lol. It might make you more strategic but not “better”.

Moving from the a-team to s-team

@ghost, you’re right re: living by the principles.

I think by playing you might find some new ones if you’re looking for them.

Or to stay far away from people who don’t know what they’re talking about. It’s not rocket science, Chess can make you a better person if it helps you realize you’re more intelligent than you thought you were.

https://www.quora.com/How-can-chess-make-you-a-better-person

You sure like passive aggression… How about saying something of substance?

Oh no! Chess friends, let’s choose peace!

Thanks for the link! I’ll check it out

It is kinda played out isn’t it?

Peace is overrated- chess principle applied to life 🏆

I would paste the content of the link here, but there’s a lot, so it’s probably best to go there.

I appreciate it. It’s a solid link.

Anyone else with chess principles that you use in life?

Chess sometimes teaches you...

 

to not ever trust people blindly.

 

 

Chess sometimes teaches you...

 

to not celebrate too early.

 

Game 1 - I was Black

 

 

Game 2 - I was White

 

 

Link for first game: https://www.chess.com/forum/view/game-analysis/when-a-winning-move-turns-out-to-be-a-doomsday-move

 

Link for second game: https://www.chess.com/forum/view/more-puzzles/a-good-tactic-by-white-gone-wrong

Absolutely not!

This guide may help you with the topic: https://www.chessonly.com/chess-make-you-smarter/