Thursday 31 December 2009

The Benefits of Chess Training

At just fourteen years old, Orrin Hudson was headed down a trail went by countless young black men in his neighborhood. In the Birmingham, Alabama, housing project he called home--along with 12 siblings-Hudson cured his teenager boredom by taking and selling inner tubes. There weren't many outlets in his community and even less people who cared about yet one more black male meant to go into the penal system. That was, till Hudson met James Edge, a white English teacher in his all black high-school. "He explained to me that each action has an effect. He then taught me the game of life through chess," recounted Hudson. "I was voted most responsible to achieve success and amazing student in my senior year. On graduation, I received a chess book from Mr. Edge. The turning point in my life was when I learned that no-one was coming to my rescue. Chess taught me that for my game to boost, I had to get better and for my life to get better I want to get better."

After highschool, Hudson served in the Air Force, worked as an Alabama state infantryman, and for a short time, owned Hudson's car Sales. But the relationship he developed with his prior teacher galvanized him to reach out to younger folk. He remembered how playing chess let him and his coach to form a life-altering bond. So, fitted out with faith and his savings of $20,000, Hudson set up Be Someone Inc. (www.besomeone.org ). "I selected chess to enfranchise youth to make good decisions. There, they're taught that each move counts, whether positive or negative.

It is critical for me to be certain they make a positive move," claims Hudson, Birmingham's 1999 and 2,000 citywide chess champion.

"Chess teaches you that planning, info, viewpoint, abilities, and persistence all have special worth to the successful person." Hudson builds interest in his organization, which was set up in 2001, by hosting chess events at churches, shopping colonnades, and varsities in bankrupt and well off communities in metro Atlanta and national. He oversees a staff of 30 volunteers. According to Georgia trick cycle rider Irma Best, fresh methods to reach kids have a durable impact. "It's especially crucial to show bankrupt kids to other segments of society, help increase their self-worth, and expand their world view." For John Alexander, eleven, a student at Wynbrooke junior school in Stone Mountain, Georgia, playing chess with Hudson is challenging him to be a critical thinker in systems his school can't. "He teaches me the game of life through chess," says the 6th grader. "He taught me that you've got to work with other folks like the pieces to a chess game.

You need to go through teachers to get an education, work with instructors to get a degree, and work with bosses to get a job.".

Tuesday 29 December 2009

What does checkmate mean?

A chess game consists of controlling the movement of sixteen pieces each by the two players. These sixteen pieces consists of one king, one queen, two rooks, two knights, two bishops and eight pawns. The ultimate aim of the game is to checkmate the king of the opponent player.

The word checkmate comes from the Farsi language spoken Iran and Afghanistan. The phrase from the language goes as SHAH-K-MATE which means ‘the king is dead’. The word SHAH means ‘king’ and the word MATE has its root from English word ‘murder and Spanish word ‘matador’.

Check mate is a situation in which the king of a player is under attack by one or two pieces of opponent player. The game ends once the king is met with a check.

If the king is under attack but can escape the attack then it is said as check. When there are no moves to escape the attack and cannot avoid being captured then the situation is said as check mate. When any move taken may lead to a check for king this situation is known as stale mate and the game is a draw.

Checkmate can occur at any stage of the game, at the starting phase with few moves (it is known as fool’s mate), in the middle or at the end with only few pieces left on the board.
Two powerful pieces which can checkmate are the queen and the rook. Here one piece moves the king to the edge while the other piece checks the king.

Check mating with the queen is easiest and it takes at most ten steps to achieve. Checkmating with rook is another easiest method and occurs frequently. Checkmating with a bishop and knight is difficult to achieve and occurs less often. Checkmate with two bishops is common comparatively easier to that of a bishop and knights check mate.

Thursday 24 December 2009

How can I justify playing chess so much?

In the competitive world, sports became an important source of competition to distinguish people from each other. Being indulged in a world class event is always a priced possession to anyone. Chess is not just a game of entertainment alone and it allows our mind to get focused or we can consider itself as a source of skills. Taking rest doesn’t means lying simply, it really matters how we are relieving the stress on our mind. Viewing the chess played by someone else is the best way to get relief. Playing with right spirit is more vital in emphasizing relief. Chess is the game that tests our patience and helps in handling critical situations.

Chess is more advantageous than any other game in the world. Playing a game like this often doesn’t makes you lose anything. In fact you go on to win a number of characteristic which would simply be a dream to you if not for this game. It only brightens you and makes you shine in the competition. Playing chess often improves your focusing power and facilitates visualization which is an important attribute of budding designers. It enables us to think ahead and abstractly. It develops independence among children and individuals. It is the game that helps us analyze actions. It provides fun with motivation to the lovers. It is not the game of discouraging as the players are courage enough to be competitive.

It also tests our patience in protecting ourselves as we resemble the king in the chessboard. These ideas can be used in ones real life too. We can find solutions to the toughest problems by making use of the strategies which we used in this game.
The game makes it possible. We can’t be blamed for playing chess often as we are focused to Independent development and rationalized thinking.