I got to sit down with a young man for a few rounds of Chess.
The game will help him slow down, process a situation, and respond as necessary.
I was the same age (15-16 years old) when I saw the improvement in my focus on tasks and people. I know the developmental power Chess has on a busy mind. It smooths out the streams of information.
Chess impacted my obsession with watching people to understand why the do or say what they do. Chess literally became life even when I wasn’t sitting at a board.
The Object of the Game
The lad likes to play, but he doesn’t like to win yet. The way to win a Chess match is to capture the King. It doesn’t matter how many pieces are taken. A game doesn’t need to be long.
That’s what he will eventually understand. I’m down to help. Someone once helped me.