Flow of Thoughts: How to Win Chess Master Effortlessly..

For people who know me well enough, they know I can’t play chess.
(Implies, I am not manipulative enough. Implies I’m not scheming enough. Haha… )

Nevertheless, I know of a plan to win at least a game with a (or any) chess master. Erps.. Not that I am going to execute that plan. Rather, I know the plan is currently on-going now, being executed by Y.

Let me expose Y’s strategy.

Both A and B live a rather secluded life. They live not too far from each other and they always have some (interesting) tales to share with visiting friends. Y likes to visit them.

Y often plays chess with them (separately, of course), but only to realise A and B are really too skilful for him. In other words, Y never win and he was a little concern that all the games played might be too dull to both A and B. Y enjoys the tales from A and B, and he hopes A and B could enjoy the chess games as much as possible. But it would take years for Y to reach their level in the game of chess. Mm..

He deviced a plan.

He told A, "Mr A, let's play it this way. The game might take days, weeks or even months. Each time I visit you, I only make one move."
A replied, "Okay. No problem."
Probably you might be thinking, Y intends to take his time to think over during his intervals of visits. Nope.
In fact he told B exactly the same thing! And both agreed.

A few days later, Y paid a visit to A first, allowing A to make the first move and then they talked. Y did not make any move this time.

After the visit with A, Y went to visit B. This time, Y asked to start the game first. Y followed A’s first move, waiting for B to "counter-attack". Y remembered B's move. On the next visit to A, Y will mimic B's "counter-attack" to A's first move. And Y will remember how A will react to B's move, which he will in turn use it against B later. And this went on.

In other words, effectively the two chess masters are playing against each other!

The game has been on going for some weeks and it is (now) still going strong. The moves are going slower and definitely the two masters are finding the game very much more interesting compared to before. Ultimately, Y will emerge a winner effortlessly somehow. Haha..

Y isn’t into winning lah. He was only thinking of engaging the two chess masters more and hope to learn from them as well. It was the chatting sessions with them that he enjoys and learns more. The game just adds a little bit more spice during his visits. :o)