How to Play Chess

​In this problem I am looking at strategies for a game called What’s on Back?

“Four Directions” is the story of Waverly Jong, the young prodigy chess player who lashes out at her mother because of her constant showing off of Waverly. After returning to chess, Waverly realizes that her skill and determination is gone, along with the support and love from her mother. She beings to understand that her winning was solely dependant on her mother’s boastful remarks about her daughter, the love the Lindo was so openly expressing.

The story “The Rules of the Game” shows how Waverly’s ability to play Chess well increases her mother’s expectations throughout the story. In the beginning Waverly wanted to play chess so much so that she was begging her brothers to let her play. Waverly says “ Let me! Let me!’ I begged

“My mother would proudly walk with me, visiting many shops, buying very little. “ This my daughter Waverly Jong,” she said to whoever looked her way. One day after we left a shop I said under my breath, “ I wish you wouldn’t do that , telling everybody I’m your daughter.” My mother stopped walking..... “Aiii-ya. So shame be with mother?” She grasped my hand even tighter as she glared at me. I looked down. “It’s not that, just so obvious. It’s so embarrassing.”... If you want to show off, then why don’t you learn to play chess?” (Tan 41).

3. The referees make lots of calls during the game, because there are many little rules that the players have to be aware of. Some of the most popular rules for refs to call are “shooting space”, crease violations, and dangerous checking.

Knights are one of the most mistaken figures of the medieval era due to fairytales and over exaggerated fiction novels. When medieval knights roamed the earth, it was known that they were only human and, like humans, had faults. These knights did not always live up to the standards designated by society. However, in The Canterbury Tales, the knight is revealed as a character that would now be considered a knight in shining armor, a perfect role model in how he acts and what he does. Modern day people see them as chivalrous figures instead of their actual role as mounted cavalry soldiers. As time passes, the idea of what a knight is changes from a simple cavalry soldier to a specific type of behavior.

In” Rules of the Game “the Chess board that Waverly gets from her brothers represents the ability

In Amy Tans “Rules of the Game” a first generation adolescent becomes fascinated with the game of chess and uses its rules as a strategy for life while growing up and away from her Chinese culture. This short story illustrates the struggle of growing up is especially difficult when in a culture different from ones parents.

The start of a Chess game. The first phase of the game before the middlegame and

"Why do you have to use me to show off? If you want to show off, then why don't you learn to play chess (116)

The role of chess as a setting in the story presents an analogy with Waverly‘s life. She uses her new knowledge of “weaknesses and advantages” (1426) to goad her mother into allowing her to compete for the first time. She continues to press her advantage, getting the bedroom to herself and berating her mother for watching her practice. In the chess game of life, however, Waverly underestimates her opponent (daltonkr4).

In order to become a successful chess player, there are many rules to follow. Before playing

This research paper is going to discuss facts about hockey and rules of hockey and the history of hockey.

Learning a musical instrument can be a worthwhile and fulfilling experience. It has a host benefits, including increasing various academic skills, improving confidence, aiding with stress relief, sharpening concentration, added social benefits, and it can also change lives. A great instrument to learn is the B♭ clarinet. It is easy to learn, yet difficult to master. One of the most basic skills to be able to play the clarinet includes assembling it.

B. suffered a lot during his time of imprisonment, though he did not go insane as quick as other captives. It was because he accidentally found himself a savior, ‘a wonderful weapon against the oppressive monotony of his own space and time’.7 What he found was a chess manual. With this book, his solitude suddenly perished! He immediately started preparing a chess-board with his sheet, and used bread for the chessmen. But it didn’t work, since he continually got confused about which piece of bread represented which chessman. Then he decided: he was going to play the games in his head. At first it was really difficult, because he had to memorize all of the positions of the chessmen. In time he got used to visualizing the chess-board and its thirty-two chessmen. He didn’t need the sheets nor the bread, for he had already reached the borders of