The Art of Stopping the Fight: Inspired by Modern Fighters

In the light of latest developments in the chess world, I've penned a Satire by taking the issue to a ridiculous extreme to highlight its absurdity by employing ludicrous comparisons and analogies, with exaggeration to draw attention to the central issue. Continue reading...

"1.e4, or 1.d4: that is the question." 

Recontextualizing Hamlet's soliloquy "To be, or not to be: that is the question:" to a chess drama to express a chess player's soliloquy about the opening choice, one can arrive at "1.e4, or 1.d4: that is the question." This is an esoteric investigation of playing styles, reflecting the chess player's universal dilemma of being alive with the pain of not finding an intended breakthrough vs. deep suffering that can accompany a perceived dull play in the realm of the game. Continue reading...

Training a rebellious child

"The only reason I'm a rebel is because people think they can tell me what to do." – Keira Knightley

Let's say you are good enough in the game of chess to engage your child in chess training. But, he doesn't listen to you, he is a rebel. The other day, he thought of breaking every ridiculous rule in your home's dusty, outdated rulebook such as "Nobody shall wear mismatched socks especially while going out". With a sneer, he put on one jet black sock and one milk white sock, and stormed out of the door, ready to cause a pandemonium. Continue reading... 

Qurbani 

Unless one produces victories after victories over the chess board, there is little use in being a creative genius. Accumulating prize money is the right of clinical players, not the task of the beautiful players. It’s better to produce a string of lifeless draws and get permanent tournament invitations and income than to be mesmerizing. These are the sad truths of modern chess times which Aahva never realized, poor fellow! For him, playing conventionally meant being dull. Continue reading...