If you're a king or president, life is like chess. For 99.9999% of us, life is like a riding a bicycle.
life is like chess?
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Life is not like chess at all because, first, we all have different statring points, second, the game is based on logic and knowledge, but life is based on feelings and opinions. The chess is like an ideal model of life. I mean to win in chess you have to be talented and smart, but to win in the real life you have to be hypocritical and conformist.
Chess prepares you better for life. Patience, preparation, knowledge, learning, study, tactics, strategy, intelligence, making smart not rash moves, careful sacrifice for material gain later. Even becoming a mediocre chess player has taught you infinitely about how to be much better prepared for all facets of life. Time well spent...unless you become obsessed, and then, well, whoa!
GeneralBuzz wrote:
Chess prepares you better for life. Patience, preparation, knowledge, learning, study, tactics, strategy, intelligence, making smart not rash moves, careful sacrifice for material gain later. Even becoming a mediocre chess player has taught you infinitely about how to be much better prepared for all facets of life. Time well spent...unless you become obsessed, and then, well, whoa!
Makes sense. You have a good point of view. Also I know many scientists also devalue their knowledge saying like higher mathematics is nonsense and it doesn't help us in the real life.
Feb 3, 2019
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#26
Yes, in the sense some peoples will improve very quickly... master in 2yr, and some can play for decades, never make 1500... and main lesson Chess teach is PERSEVERANCE...
LionVanHalen wrote:
Yes, in the sense some peoples will improve very quickly... master in 2yr, and some can play for decades, never make 1500... and main lesson Chess teach is PERSEVERANCE...
OK, math is perseverance also. Biology is also perseverance because it's easy - it's not even hard comparing with higher mathematics so everybody can get a PhD degree in Biology.
You get forked a lot then u die. Yea I see the resemblance
I agree with Daniil mostly. Life isn't much like chess at all. In many ways, it's the exact opposite. Many games are probably modeled after things you do in life which is why they are entertaining. You can experience the challenge or fun part, but not have to deal with the reality part. In Monopoly you dont have to worry if you go bankrupt.
In real life so much of success depends on social skills. In chess (serious chess anyway) there are almost no social skills needed. In real life unfortunately luck can play a part. In chess there is almost no luck at all. I think its probably impossible for life to be like chess.
Feb 4, 2019
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#31
For my 'See Chess as a game to improve yourself in the case of the "will" to become more human each day,(tactics patterns are some of sort resilients neuronals patterns and diminush an form of anxiety of "unknow", very helpful to proceed at a transposition of the paradigm to think some philosophical ideas or others concept in life plus an Ethic .But the necessity to improve your cultural, to be your own Teacher in every situation needs a lot of good real books, and Chess can occupy all the time of the "free hours" , in just one life , and you passed without a true knowledge of yourself at all ,only some moves on the wood...
Chess is stunning :
Amazing discovery !!! The Trapped Knight - Numberphile https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGQe8waGJ4w
Life quotes https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/life
Alan-watts Playing the game of Life https://genius.com/Alan-watts-playing-the-game-of-life-annotated
“Natura est deus in rebus”
We are every moment on the scene, so there are consequences. Or not?
Feb 4, 2019
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#33
Feb 4, 2019
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#34
lfPatriotGames wrote:
I agree with Daniil mostly. Life isn't much like chess at all. In many ways, it's the exact opposite. Many games are probably modeled after things you do in life which is why they are entertaining. You can experience the challenge or fun part, but not have to deal with the reality part. In Monopoly you dont have to worry if you go bankrupt.
In real life so much of success depends on social skills. In chess (serious chess anyway) there are almost no social skills needed. In real life unfortunately luck can play a part. In chess there is almost no luck at all. I think its probably impossible for life to be like chess.
Well you obviously know better than Mr Kasparov, who wrote a novel how life imitate Chess? And president of your US has such great social skills...
is more about lesson we can learn... how to wait, be patient, think about situation? how to persevere, control emotion yes?
Chess can help social skill... if someone very withdrawn, join club yes? Can even teach about luck, how to make luck... be assertive not passive?
Beside, Mr Putin say is good...
LionVanHalen wrote:
lfPatriotGames wrote:
I agree with Daniil mostly. Life isn't much like chess at all. In many ways, it's the exact opposite. Many games are probably modeled after things you do in life which is why they are entertaining. You can experience the challenge or fun part, but not have to deal with the reality part. In Monopoly you dont have to worry if you go bankrupt.
In real life so much of success depends on social skills. In chess (serious chess anyway) there are almost no social skills needed. In real life unfortunately luck can play a part. In chess there is almost no luck at all. I think its probably impossible for life to be like chess.
Well you obviously know better than Mr Kasparov, who wrote a novel how life imitate Chess? And president of your US has such great social skills...
is more about lesson we can learn... how to wait, be patient, think about situation? how to persevere, control emotion yes?
Chess can help social skill... if someone very withdrawn, join club yes? Can even teach about luck, how to make luck... be assertive not passive?
Beside, Mr Putin say is good...
Yes. I think almost any game does those things. That's why they are games. They are supposed to imitate some sort of life. Whether it's Monopoly, checkers, poker, chess, battleship, clue, etc, doesn't matter. They all require the things you mentioned. Life isn't like any of those because they are all just games. They aren't real. Some require better social skills than others. But my opinion is to be any good at life, you need good social skills. To be good at chess, you dont. When it comes to the things that really matter in life, and he things that really matter in chess, they aren't much alike.
Feb 4, 2019
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#36
No, is game for sure, not life... but i still think can teach many lesson to live better?
For kidster is better than alcohol or drug, or gamble...
Of course player like Fischer and Bacon... show danger of obsession?!
I really think so. Life is a Millennial Grand Master and even though you got the skills you can’t outwit it. I believe the goal is to play wisely and push the end game as further as you can, but you’ll always gonna be surprised with the pushed pawn that became a queen, and buddy Check Mate is inevitable! So enjoy every second of this amazing game cuz we already know this “Carlsen” will Mate you in the end!😉
Do you all plan your life like you plan your moves in chess, because non-chess players think that we do. Is there anyone here planning their moves in life 4 or 5 years ahead? Maybe not about the things no-one can predict (tactics) but the overall strategy?
For instance, try to get a better job on move 12, buy a house on move 15, get rid of my idiot boss on move 16, take over the country on move 31 (or is that just me?).