My name is Brian and this is the story of my chess odyssey.
No one ever won a game by resigning ~ Savielli Tartakower
You may learn much more from a game you lose than from a game you win. You will have to lose hundreds of games before becoming a good player ~ José Raúl Capablanca |
When your house is on fire, you can’t be bothered with the neighbors. Or, as we say in chess, if your King is under attack, don’t worry about losing a pawn on the queen side ~ Garry Kasparov |
A chess game is like a highly simplified version of our everyday life spread on a checkered board with 64 squares that resonates a battle field in action. Every one of your decisions will have consequences for the future. We know that each move we make, in life or in a game, brings forth a fresh path for the future ~ Chess as a Metaphor for Life.