Chess
In
life, many people can only think 1 step ahead. This is why all kids should be taught
chess. (Even though no one "uses" it for a "job")
But chess teaches more than just planning & looking ahead. It teaches
how to think critically, in all areas. It teaches discipline,
accountability, patience, etc.
www.chesstactics.org
is the best tactics site for learning basic tactics. It explains
everything in words, not variations. I love reading about basic
tactics. It's the precursor to analysis, and accurate analysis is a
tool of the master. _________________________________________ Duchamp observed "It has all the beauty of art - and much more. It cannot be commercialized. Chess
is much purer than art in its social position. The chess pieces
are the block alphabet which shapes thoughts; and these thoughts,
although making a visual design on the chess-board, express their
beauty abstractly, like a poem... I have come to the personal
conclusion that while all artists are not chess players, all chess
players are artists." -- Marcel Duchamp (1930s) _________________________________________
Can you see the best move? Test your skills here!
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