Tag: forethought
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Of Strategizing, Pawns and Plotting…
Playing the game of chess demands that individuals strategize their moves. To accomplish this each player must think ahead, considering what character or pieces they can move upon the chessboard, and to what square, empty or filled by one the opponent’s characters, and then the various moves their opponent can make in response.
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Of Allies, Bishops, Stories and Forethought…
The Queen, in that she is the most powerful player and closest to the King, along with the one Bishop stands as the protagonist. Her goal is clear. In that the story hinges on the King’s protection from capture would then seem to not only serve as motive, but also plot. Where the greatest hope…
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Of Pawns, Rooks, Knights and Bishops…
This weekend I played my first game of chess. My eldest now 23 learned the game from my husband. Like the cello, I have always admired people who played chess. It truly is a game of thought, forethought and reasoning. Unlike the game of checkers that I learned as a child and play with my…