My son likes to play chess.
Yesterday he spent the day competing in a chess tournament and experienced the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. During down time between games he relaxed playing ping pong, foosball and bumper pool. What a great day. After getting beat in the final round by the highest ranked player in the tournament, he was hugely disappointed. It didn’t matter to him that the other player was older and had more years of experience – he really wanted to win that match. He knew that if he won the round, it would mean a trophy. He assumed that if he lost, he was out of the hardware. What he didn’t figure into his calculations was the outcome of the other matches and the computer rankings based on difficulty of competition.
He ended up in a 5 way tie for the final trophy…and won. Defeat turned into victory in an instant. In addition to lessons in chess and statistics, success and failure; I think he now has a driving the desire to try harder for a bigger trophy in the future. Regardless, his pride was blinding.
5 comments:
Good job Mr Chess King!
What a fantastic smile you have there.
I can definitely see you have your eyes set on the NEXT bigger trophy! You go for it!
Dave
Not bad for your first open tournament! I can only see you getting better and better! A friend and fellow club coordinator sent me this little insight... Some Thoughts to Keep in Mind
A. LOSERS LEARN MORE: Much more can be learned by an attentive player who has been beaten than by a superior player overcoming a less skilled opponent. Remind your players of this truism frequently!...
This is also a good reason to write down your games so you can reveiw and analyze them later. If you had the game you lost on paper we could go over it and I could help you see where you went wrong.
Your Chess Coach,
Mr. G
WOW!!!! Congrats Luke. You rock!!! Next time we are in Texas let's play. I am not that good since I haven't played for years but maybe you could give me some tips!!!!
(NC) Janice
Bobby Fisher, here comes Luke!!!! Congratulations, dude.
Luke you are a champion! We knew that you were capable of winning and know that you will keep on winning at everything that is your hearts desire. We love you!
David, Kellie, Nicholas, Hayden and Zachary
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