Former world champion Garry Kasparov once said, “Chess clearly shows us the power of why. Every move has a consequence; every move either fits into your strategy or it doesn’t”. What he meant was that if you do not constantly question your moves, you will lose to the player who is playing with a coherent plan. The fundamental lesson to be learned here is that if during the game, you stop, and ask, ‘why this move?’ all of our games will improve.
Over the years I have grown to admire chess players for their insightfulness. The junior players in Guyana are an intelligent lot. They play elegantly, and sharply.
