The Game of Chess
The Game Of Chess
Life and chess being analogous
The game for us all really matters
And I aver,watching games of Karpov and
Fischer,I emerged wiser and stronger
Learning from them to manoeuvre
shrewd strategies of capturing power
And to vanquish adversaries
By pushing them to blind alleys
Of exposing a bishop by merely moving a pawn
And queening a pawn,when resources are
meagre and powers are gone
Or to avert stalemate
By sealing opponent's Fate
From them I learnt pinning of enemy queen
Or by double-check a precious piece to win
And thwarting a hostile pawn on seventh rank-
The game also provides a clue
That sometimes it is wiser to retreat
Than to suffer waterloo
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