Chess is a game that challenges your mind and teaches you invaluable lessons that will help you not only master the game of chess but also become a master of your life by learning to adapt yourself for any challenging situation and react in the appropriate manner, and thus, assist you in leading a very qualitative and happy life.
When you play the game online using the means of Internet, the probability that you will master this great trait in a relatively quicker time is more. This is so because, in conventional ways of playing chess with a player, who is physically present on the other side of the chessboard in front, you tend to have a small circle of friends with whom you play regularly and, as such, should be aware of their mentality and style of play. There is literally not much room for getting exposure to new ways of thinking and hence the need for adaptability or instant reaction is relatively less. When you play online chess, you get to know the different styles of play used by the new Internet plays and will have to face different types of challenges. This will not only teach you more intricate lessons of the game but also teaches you to learn the invaluable skill of adapting yourself and react for the same with self-confidence.
Well In the first instance, what is the need for adapting oneself to challenges?
Chess is a thinking game and it is you and the other player who decide the fate or outcome of the game.. If he makes the mistake, you will win and if you make a mistake, he will win
One of the prerequisites of the game is to think more than once before making a move and deeply assess and analyze the pros and cons of the move, the lifely reactions for the same from the opponent and also foreseeing what would be the likely response from the opponent. In simple terms, you need to plan a move in advance, visualize the same mentally and then finally take a decision to make a particular move. As you go along to the middle game, it is advisable that you visualize more than one set of moves and prepare for atleast 3 or 4 moves ahead, if not more. In fact, many of the champions or masters in the game used to look ahead as much as 20 moves ahead and come well prepared.
It is immaterial whether you plan 3 or 4 moves ahead or 20 moves ahead, you can make only one move at a time and then wait for your time till the other player makes the move. In a game between players of equal calibre, it so happens very frequently that the opponent will spring a surprise and does not make a move which you foresaw or expected, thus foiling your future plans in a single move.
What should be your reaction in that case? Will you go ahead and make a move you planned earlier? No. You cannot do that. You have to change your plan totally, putting your earlier plan in the backburner, and think of new strategies taking into account the new or unexpected move of the opponent. This is what I referred to as the trait of adapting to new challenges, reacting to the unexpected and face the new challenge and try to make the best from the new challenge. The game of chess is not just a set of stereo-typed moves. If it were so, it would not have survived such a long history and great popularity among the knowledgeable people like you.
In real life also, we face these type of tricky situations every now and then. We should not lose heart or escape from the goal. We need to adapt ourself to new demands, make amends, accept things as they come and try to make the most of the challenges, but stay focussed on the goal and strive to succeed. Thus, chess not only teaches us to adapt to new challenges in the game, but also nurtures our character to adapt and react for any given situation.
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