Every leader in every field, every successful company or individual, got to the top by working harder and focusing better than someone else. — Garry Kasparov, world chess champion 1985-2000
As you progress in chess, two words become commonplace in your vocabulary: tactics and strategy. The illustrious Polish grandmaster Savielly Tartakower gave an interpretation of the two words as they relate to chess: “Tactics is knowing what to do when there is something to do; strategy is knowing what to do when there is nothing to do”. My interpretation is that strategy is abstract and based on long-term goals while tactics are concrete and opportunistic. One cannot flourish without the other. Garry Kasparov argues it takes good tactics and wise strategy to be successful in chess, or whatever pursuit you follow. That is why making chess available to children is essential.
