You can always, always spot a chess player from players of other sports. They are the ones who will be better prepared to deal with the world, more intelligent and will have more knowledge not just about the game, but also about most other things in general. Why? Because chess is more than just a game. It’s the best way to learn what life is all about, and these 20 statements have summed up quite a few life-lessons that chess can teach us.

Check through and decide if you agree?

1. Every chess player senses beauty when he succeeds in creating a situation which contradicts expectations, and successfully masters the situation.

2. In life (as in chess), forethought wins!

3. Chess first of all teaches you to be objective.

4. Art and chess are closely related; both are forms in which the self finds beauty and expression.

5. Always protect your king!

6. No one ever won a chess match by making only forward moves.

7. You have to learn the rules of the game, and then you have to play better than everyone else.

8. If you are not big enough to lose, you are not big enough to win!

9. All that matters on a chess board is a good move.

10. Attackers may sometimes regret bad moves, but it is much worse to forever regret an opportunity you allowed to pass you by.

11. Life is a game board and time is your opponent. If you procrastinate, you will lose the game. You must make a move, to be victorious.

12. Often, you have to lose hundreds of games before becoming a good player.

13. If a player believes in miracles, he can sometimes perform them!

14. You must never let your opponent see your pieces and figure out your strategy.

15. Win with grace, lose with dignity!

16. The game changes with every move you make.

17. Strategy without patience can be caustic; patience without strategy can be anaemic. Having both strategy and patience is a rare gift.

18. There are times a well-placed pawn is more powerful than a king!

19. We learn little from victory, much from defeat.

20. At the end of the game, the king and pawn go back in the same box!

SOURCE (abridged): https://www.storypick.com/chess-life-lessons/