Chapter 63: Chess is like life
It's not so much that Xiao Yuxuan's method is simple, but that he is lazy. It is perhaps unknown how long such a game will last......
"Practice makes perfect, but Xiao Yuxuan's method is not advisable. Do you know why? ”
Principal He's words made everyone even more depressed. Why wouldn't it be advisable to have an easier and faster way?
No one knows how to answer this question. After all, they have the impression that playing chess is just a form of entertainment.
Seeing that everyone chose to remain silent, Principal He knew that everyone didn't know how to answer, and this was what he wanted to say: chess is like life.
"I'll tell you why it's not advisable, playing chess seems like a form of entertainment. However, it contains a wealth of knowledge, which can increase our knowledge reserve and live learning. To give a simple example: Wei Wei rescued Zhao, I think everyone should know this idiom story. But understanding alone is definitely not enough, we have to learn to use it when we play chess, and we have to achieve the final victory. Playing chess is nothing more than winning or losing. But life is not only about winning or losing, but also about uncertainties. You should have heard the old people around you say such a sentence when playing chess: Life is like chess, and there are no regrets. Chess is like life, step by step. If we can't even take chess seriously, then how can you take your life seriously. Maybe Xiao Yuxuan wants to find another way, you can find another way to play chess, but life can't. So, I hope you can put away your little bit of cleverness, take your chess seriously, and take your life more seriously.
Everyone was confused, although Principal He spoke passionately, but the effect may not be very rational. What Principal He said was beyond the scope of their understanding. It also goes beyond my perception of the chess game.
"Okay, Xiao Yuxuan is just a small episode. Now that the board is ready, let's play to your heart's content! ”
Principal He was just about to relax, but ......
"Principal He, how do you play backgammon?"
"Well, let me talk about the rules of backgammon, you can listen to it first: each side of the game has one color piece. Open with an empty board, black first, white later, alternately play, and only one piece at a time. The chess pieces are placed on the blank spots of the chessboard, and after the pieces are settled, they must not move to other points, and they must not be removed from the board or picked up and dropped elsewhere. Black's first disc can be played at any intersection of the board. It is the right of both parties to take turns, but either party is allowed to waive the right to dismount. In a game of backgammon, Black specifies the opening, three hands are exchangeable, and five hands are two plays. Black has a ban for the whole game, and White has no stop. There are three types of black: three-three, four-four, and long. Of course, the above are professional-level rules. And we don't need to be so formal, we have to practice slowly first. ”
"Principal He, can you tell us a little bit?"
"Yes! We may not be able to understand that long list of words! ”
"Okay, backgammon, you first find two different colored pens. It can be a fountain pen, gel pen, colored pen, pencils, pencils, and mechanical pencils. ”
"Principal He, we've found it."
"Don't be in a hurry to find good classmates, let's wait for the students who haven't found good ones yet."
Principal He thought to himself: It is really not easy to explain something that is originally simple. A backgammon, from the drawing of the board to the introduction of the rules, and from black and white.
Maybe ordinary people think: backgammon, something that children play. Why do you have to be so careful and detailed? As the saying goes: details determine success or failure, and details determine fate. Preaching requires more attention to detail, and the more subtle the content, the more intriguing it is.
"Headmaster, we've all found it."
"Indeed, all found?"
"Well, yes."
Although the last two words are too long, it can be seen that they still like the atmosphere of the class.
"First of all, tell me what kind of pen you use. In this way, I can determine what color of the pen represents the sunspot and what color of the pen represents the white. ”
The students looked left and right, perhaps because each student's family situation is different, so the pens that can be found may be varied. The only way to decide the exact color of the black and white pieces is to look at what pen they use.
"Headmaster, we use pencils, pens, colored pens and gel pens."
"Is that all?"
Principal He couldn't believe it, how could it be so unified, it was all the kind he had said before.
"That's all, nothing else."
"Okay, then let's use pencils to represent sunspots, and then pens of other colors to represent whites."
"Uh......, headmaster, why do you use a pencil to represent sunspots. Kuroko, it can also be a fountain pen or gel pen! ”
Xiao Yuxuan doesn't seem to agree, the so-called chess pieces should not only be black and white, but also red and yellow, blue and green, blue and purple, and so on.
"Xiao Yuxuan is right, the so-called chess pieces don't care what color they are. They are just representatives of the factions, and they can be any two colors in the world. They exist only to distinguish each other. We are now starting to fall, and we must remember that the sunspots go down first before falling. ”
"Kuroko, it's the one who gets the pencil first, right?"
"Yes, the pencil goes first. I can draw a circle on the board or dot a small dot. ”
"And then?"
"And then! Then there is the gel pen and colored pen, and the same is to draw a circle or dot a small dot. Yes, not bad. This completes the first fall, remember that there are no regrets. Now that you've gotten down to this position, you can't change it! So, before we land on the first piece, we have to think about our layout of the board and the whole game. You have to think about where you are going to be the first one and how the other person will respond. You have to think about the number of moves you have, but you also have to observe and predict the layout of your opponent's board and the number of moves you will land. We have all learned a saying: know yourself and know your opponent, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles. Only if you first understand your own strategy and plan and that of your opponent will you be able to win every battle. This phrase applies not only to military affairs, but also to chess and everyday communication. ”
Principal Ho didn't continue, he knew that enough was enough. The master can only introduce the door, as for what you can learn and what kind of chess you can play. This still depends on oneself, but also on one's personal understanding. No one can walk all the roads for you, and no one can guide you how to go in life.
The classroom suddenly fell silent, and they may not understand the mystery and fun of playing chess. But over time, when they gradually like to play chess, learn to play chess without regrets and chess as life, they will love playing chess, and they will know more about how to behave and do things.