to the game in literature. According to some sources (Forbes, History of Chess, 1860) the game was invented…
“Rules of the Game” written by Amy Tan is a short story that focuses on the conflict in identity that Chinese Americans face when growing up with influences from both the cultures. The physical and social settings of “Rules of the Game” create an atmosphere which helps to bring out the true essence of the story. Amy Tan’s “The Rules of the Game” becomes more than a young girl’s success at playing chess when juxtaposed against the humility of immigrant life in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Cultural tradition, physical surroundings and the game of chess are all elements of the physical and social setting which contribute to the meaning of the story.…
Many people think that backgammon is the world’s oldest board game, but once again the Egyptians go back even further with their game of Senet. As often happens with ancient Egypt, its exact use is tantalizingly unknown. Was it simply a game or did it have deeper meaning? Why are Senet boards found among other funerary objects? Though enjoyed by almost everyone, why have no written rules ever been found? The exact role of Senet will most likely remain unknown, but most experts agree that the game was laden with metaphors of the journey to and existence in the afterlife.…
(Wilhelm Steinitz) | 07 | “The chessboard is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the Universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of Nature and the player on the…
The author of this article basically asserts that whether a person be playing chess or tennis, the brain is utilized in a similar manner between aspects that require knowledge and the ones that seemingly don’t. In the article, elite athletes are used as examples to show how they easily use just as much brain power as the champion for professional checkers does. In athletics, the players need to be able to keep their A game, and get in the “zone”; in entering their zones, the brain manipulates a part of the brain to form the motions an athlete would normally do. People may think that sports require no brain activity, when in fact the brain is extremely active throughout an event, just using a different part of the wonderful brain. The author also discusses how athletes use the mirror system…
The rise of the Ottoman’s illustrates one of the greatest Islamic Empire’s of all time, the Ottoma’s Empire grew at a furious pace once the ball started rolling. Since the 1300’s and near present day, Ottoman’s existence proves a prowess of ever lasting change. In the beginning, the core principals of the nation were established and were continued to be exercised into the following centuries. The movie presented many historical facts, with many of the facts focusing on government policies and monarchy influences. Furthermore, the goals which the Ottoman’s sought for, how the new conquered lands were ruled, were all visited in great detail within the film.…
It seems almost like an oxymoron to combine the words mind and sport especially when the "sport" under consideration is chess. It is difficult to picture the game as a sport when the most physical activity it seems to require is moving the pieces across the board. Recently, though, the Olympic committee voted chess legal for competition in "The Games." This acknowledgment of chess as a sport by such a high council requires us to rethink our view of chess and athletics.…
The story centers on Waverly Jong a six year old American of Chinese descent. It narrates of how Waverly’s mother taught her the art of invincible strength which led to being a child chess prodigy. The story starts at the annual Christmas event when “Santa Claus” is handing out gifts to children. Waverly receives a multipack box of lifesavers while one of her brothers, Vincent, got a used chased set. Waverly, who is eager to play chess with her brothers, offers to use her lifesavers as the missing chess pieces when her bothers initially refuse to let her. They in the end agree. Waverly closely studies the chess instruction booklet and borrows a strategy guide from the library. After her brothers lose interest in chess, Waverly challenges Lau Po, an old man who plays chess in the park. Lau Po teaches Waverly more chess techniques and strategies. Later, she becomes a gigantic attraction to the public for being adept at chess and is near being a grandmaster.…
The precursors of chess originated in India during the Gupta Empire,[2][3][4][5] where its early form in the 6th century was known as chaturaṅga, which translates as "four divisions (of the military)": infantry, cavalry, elephantry, and chariotry, represented by the pieces that would evolve into the modern pawn, knight, bishop, and rook, respectively.[6]…
“Now shalt thou feel the force of Turkish arms which lately made all Europe quake for fear.” This was true throughout the mid-fifteenth century to the end of the seventeenth century, when the Ottoman empire became a real threat to global civilization. The Ottoman empire left a significant impact on global civilization, differentiating their view of the world from the rest of the world. As a result, the Ottoman empire reformed beliefs like Muslim and Islam, controlled and threatened the world by expanding and growing at a terrifying rate. Authors Geoffrey Woodward, Ira Lepidus, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Hassan al-Bana discuss how the Ottoman empire threatened and left an everlasting effect on the world. Their articles are The Ottomans in Europe, A History of Islamic Societies, A Speech Delivered by Ghazi Mustafa Kemal, President of the Turkish Republic, 1927, and The Tyranny of Materialism Over the Lands of Islam.…
Psychologists at Murray state university have been investigating in this connection between sports and religion. Daniel Wann, the project leader of this investigation say’s “Sports is a practically a ceremony like all other religions. The similarities between sports and religion are striking. Considering that sport and religion have faith, worship, ritual, dedication, sacrifice, commitments, sprit, prayer, suffering, festival and celebration”. It odd to compare religion to sports but as noticed, there is a hidden connection between each other if we look at the facts.…
After losing repeatedly to my father, I vowed to teach myself chess strategy. I picked up a couple of books on chess from ‘Crossword’, my neighborhood bookstore, and devoured them over a weekend. I began to read the Sunday columns in The Times of India which always has a challenging chess puzzle to solve. And I signed up with a chess tutor to master the 64 squares that comprised this game. My passion rubbed off on my younger brother and soon both of us were skipping our favorite TV shows to play game after game of competitive chess. I even found a software program that would play chess against me and I practiced on the computer for hours, slowly increasing the setting for level of difficulty as my game improved.…
§ Chess inspires self-motivation. It encourages the search of the best move, the best plan, and the most beautiful continuation out of the endless possibilities. It encourages the everlasting aim towards progress, always steering to ignite the flame of victory.…
Chess is known as one of the world’s most popular board game that can be played by 2 players. This game was originated in India that used to be an ancient game. The board used in the game is called chessboard that holds 64 squares and ordered in 8X8 grid. It’s same with checker board only difference is that the size. Since this board game is being played by 2 players, there will be 2 colors, black/brown and white. Each player will have 16 chess pieces. These 16 pieces contain 1 King, 1 Queen, 2 Rooks, 2 Knights, 2 Bishops, and 8 Pawns which have particular movement styles. Can be played just for fun or by tournament.…
As early as 2600 BC, games are universal part of human experience and present in all countries as part their cultures. Games are usually for enjoyment, leisure, and sometimes used as educational tool. Key components of games are goals, rules, challenge, and interaction. Games generally involve mental and physical stimulation, and often both. Games can take a variety of forms, from competitive sports to board games and video games. One of the famous board game is the Chess which is a mind of game and strategy. The Royal Game of Ur, Senet, and Mancala are some of the oldest known board games (“Game”, 2011). In the Philippines, Filipinos have many traditional games. Games that commonly play by children usually using native materials or instruments. Among these games are Patintero, Tumbang Preso, Syatong, Sipa, Turumpo, Chinese Garter, Luksong Tinik, Luksong Baka, and Sungka. Most of the games started in rural province at the turn of the 20th century, and brought to the city suburbs role in the early 1950’s. Traditional games had a socializing the Filipino community. According to Armando Malay, one of the first Filipinos to document traditional in the country through his book Games of the Philippines, “Filipinos like to play games, one index to their sociability. Games bring members of the family together after their respective chores have been done in the neighborhood; they strengthen the ties that bind families.” But traditional Filipino games are slowly getting lost. As today’s kids are becoming more and more adept with technology, spending more times with their electronic gadgets and even getting their own accounts in social networking sites, the less they are able to play outdoors. But the popularity of many of the country’s traditional games has been diminishing even decades ago. In her book “A Study of Philippine Games, Mellie Leandicho Lopez has quoted E. Arsenio Manuel as repeatedly lamenting in his…