Importance of Chess

WHAT IS CHESS?

Chess - the oldest of all games of pure mental skill - is often called the royal game.
As the chess master Siegbert Tarrasch explained, Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy.
Chess is the Queen of indoor games.
According to an Indian proverb, The game of chess is a lake in which a mosquito can bathe and an elephant can drown.
Chess is a game of strategy.
Chess means a struggle of plans and ideas and portrays a remarkable power of imagination and a brilliant calculation capacity.
Chess is a battle of brains.
It is especially a promising field for the study of thought processes because the game involves many unclear, uncertain and conflicting situations.
Chess is a creative process, demonstrating higher sporting qualities of confidence, patience, and perseverance.
Chess is excellent training for decision-making and disciplining one's memory.

Chess is everything: art, science and sports

Anatoly Karpov

What attracts a good player in chess is the intellectual rivalry, the test of brain power, logical thinking, psychological insight and a constant creative activity; as the game of chess mirrors the essence of man and his distinctive features.
Chess is a competitive and challenging activity but one does not require special athletic ability or literacy skills, at least not at amateur levels.
The game is highly pleasant. Chess provides ample opportunity to enjoy the game.

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