We all know the positive behaviors and discipline chess gives to the students of the game. Yes, we all heard it before and we all believe it to be true. The necessities of playing and studying the game which include concentration, focus, decision-making skills, logic and others are all important skills over the board game and in real life as well.
Ironically, there are stories which go against these things and it's a sad fact that chess is linked to such tales. Like the tale of the "chessboard killer" who wanted to kill 64 people, one for each square on the chessboard.
Of course, these are higly oublicized because of it's impact on the society and magnified because of it's trivial links to certain psychological issues.
Feel-good stories about chess abound more than the negative ones. Here they are:
Chess Champ Triumphs Again,Tanraj Sohal wins another BC Chess Championship, António Dias Wins Tournament in Bie. Of course I'd always want to link a story about scholastic chess: NAACP chess club keeping kids focused on game, life.
There is no doubt these success chess stories in the foreign shores can be done in the Philippines but, yes there's always that 3 lettered word but, a strong political will must be present for anyone to run such programs. I don't see any public agency doing this correctly though. A private organization will and can do the job RIGHT!
Before I end this post, I'd like to share to you this wish of mine:
I've seen Star Wars chess, Bart Simpsons chess, Philippine Politics chess, Ninja turtles chess and I have received a native chess set gift from Morocco from a good friend last year but this Lego Chess Set is something which I'd love to have.From what I've read about it, it has 2000+ pieces and it will take awhile to have it constructed. Something for the visual-perceptual-fine motor skills activity!
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