Chess Essay

were shaking, these were things that I did not notice, for I was buried under a mountain of anxiety and fear of losing. When the match started, I started to rebuild my confidence, playing with what I knew and making sure not to give up many pieces. Chess is a game where you can either come up with a plan of attack, or strategize based on what your opponent is doing. I was doing a little bit of both, playing aggressive enough to scare my opponent’s pieces to the back yet still fortifying my…

I volunteered at the Fifth Ward Enrichment Program on March 19 by listening to a guest speaker with a group of kids, as well as a few of my classmates. I arrived with the intentions of playing chess, but I learned from my classmates that a very interesting guest speaker was going to give a speech so I joined them instead. I saw a Ferrari parked outside and that gave an indication of who the guest speaker was. It turns out the speaker was a board member and was going to share the story of how he…

revitalize this space by adding just a few quality attractions like game tables and board games, and then improving awareness amongst students of this available space. We want to put in three foosball tables in the back corner where the large chess set is (moving the chess set out), and put in two electronic dart boards either in the same area, or on the other side of the stage. When looking at gaming tables, we decided that foosball would be the best combination of attractiveness to students…

My sophomore year, I went on an alternative Spring Break, with ASU to the Dominican Republic to teach english. It was here that a passion for education emerged. The one week we were there had such an impact on not only the kids but me as well. Due to lack of funding and supplies, my team and I had to be resourceful and innovative. We created worksheets by hand and various teaching materials so as to effectively teach the students. After I came back, I knew I wanted to keep working with kids and…

disagreements. These conflicts can be emotional or psychological issues and can lead to major disagreements. This is shown in the short stories, “Rules of the Game” by Amy Tan, which is a story of a young girl named Waverly who falls in love with chess and becomes sort of a local celebrity. The short story “The Interlopers” by Saki which is a story of two families in the middle of property feud. And finally “The Bet” by Anton Chekov which is a story of two men a Banker and Lawyer who make a…

example in the chapter “Spin” O’Brien compares war to a chess game that the soldiers played often. The comparison of war and the chess game, that the author includes showing that the soldiers longing for war to be “a strict grid” where “you could watch…

Tribble. Forrest played him in chess, and he won. After Forrest won, Mr. Tribble wanted to bring him to a chess competition in Los Angeles. Upon arrival, Forrest was asked to act in a movie with Raquel Welch. He acted in the movie, and he won his chess competition. After, Forrest was brought home. He met with his mom, but left to go visit Bubba’s dad. Forrest told Bubba’ dad about their idea…

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” - Mahatma Ghandi. Amy Tan’s Joy Luck Club tells the story of four pairs of mothers and daughter connecting with their inner self through the difficulties in culture and family. The novel takes place in pre-revolution China and twentieth century San Francisco. The American- born Chinese daughters, Jing-mei (June) Woo, Rose Hsu, Waverly Jong, Lena St. Clair, their immigrant mothers Suyuan Woo, An-mei Hsu, Lindo Jong,…

anything that he has. “Father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire.” (Jacobs 1). This quote uses symbolism to show that the dad is not careful and if he gets his hands on something that he can take risks he will. The chess game symbolizes his life, and the chess pieces are all the parts of…

most games are. The qualm would come with the second part of the definition given thus far, that which is “involving physical effort and skill”. Agreed with by some, and seen in the New York Time’s article on the issue “activities like bridge and chess are not sports because they lack the required element of physical activity”. (Mather 2) But, what exactly constitutes as physical activity? Such a thing can seem arbitrary because fitness does vary from person to person and sport to sport based…