<< Guardian Angels 81-100
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Guardian Angel of
PLAYING CHESS WITH YOUR SON
Sun Tzu’s
The Art of War
in a different modality
and now, for our Western friends,
Sir Basil Liddell Hart
his 20th century successor
would approve
Move
Counter-move
Maneuver for position
Pocket even small incremental gains
Erect a flexible defensive line
Probe for the path of least resistance
Use your enemy’s strength against him
Tenaciously parlay a slight advantage
Advance those pawns
Maneuver with your knights and bishops
but, above all else
Maneuver for sudden checkmate
but
how aggressively do you play against your
9 year-old son
especially as you are teaching him
for
too gently— and you are patronizing
too aggressively— and you will scar his ego
Well, big time strategist
Figure out your strategy surrounding your strategy
Keep your eye on which game is higher stakes, papa
Don’t checkmate yourself on this plane, big shot
I thought you were such a great tactician,
Alexander the Great incarnate…
Certainly you can handle this one, Big Dad
You hold all the cards, Mr. Confident
You do, don’t you?
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