Play chess is similar to fight in the real world ...

Today I wanna talk to you about chess. This is considered as a game, sport or science but I think it depends of what someone feels. I mean the more you applied to chess the more importance it has for you. If you consider chess as a science is because you develop or learn methods, plans, estrategies or theories to improve and develop the enormous possibilities that exists playing chess. Last night I made an experiment with my 7 years old nephew. I realized he doesn't like to play chess so much especially because he is afraid to lose and this is natural for many of us. Some pieces of advantage in his favor let him to succeed but with the strongest pieces (i.e. castles and queen) the difficulties increase and discourages him to play.
However I found accidentally a way to motivate him to play again... I know he shows strong interest in playing and learning of me so I take advantage of this. He told me "Common, uncle Dany you are an engineer you have things more interesting to do together".
The effect of this words on me was effective. I started to mention about a secret plan to improve the security of our house using an alarm which could be activated in every room of the house. This was the first step, then we went through different parts of the house to get the necessary tools and equipment, and I said: "before we implement the system we have to make the plans and draws, I mean we have to design". My nephew was excited and motivated inmediately and of course he helps to draw the wires and bottoms and the location of the alarm equipment. I told him "The alarm's location is really important because if people doesn't notice the lights or listen the sounds, nobody can realize that to help us" ... "the thieves are intelligent most of time and they could plan to attack us any moment as in chess for example if they move his pawn to this square and we do this movement ... they could trap our king or father" ... My nephew interrupt me and said: "yes that's true but our mom (he was pointing out the queen) can help us by moving this way to this place and the thieves could use a misil (bishop) to take our knife"... Enough for me ... my mission of motivation was taking concrete form at this time so all I had to do was to contribute with more ideas to my nephew's imaginagion...
... And imagination it just what we need when a difficult situation appears. More ideas each time more complex because world is every time more complex .

FIFA Worldcup Germany 2006

What about the Soccer WorldCup?
I had to recognize that this time, there's a particular interest because of the teams and their tradition. Six world champions were fighting: Brazil, Germany, Argentina, Italy, England and France. Obviously there was no favorite in this context.
The expectations about Brazil and the way this team lost agaist France, motivate a lot of critics but this is ironic. In the case of many other countrys, the fact to reach that instance could be so great.

Reflexions

Ok I continue. The idea respect to what should we do every time we have the necessity to fight against difficulties is challenging. Many people consider life like a play of chess. For instance, when we play chess we are analizing a changing situation every movement. Of course, we are supposed to make plans to succeed in the goal to trap the opponent's king. Hovewer, many times a surprise movement complicates our proposals and also big mistakes have bad consequences that we couldn't realize. So we are constantly trying to solve problems and looking for the best solution. The complexity is enough for human beings.
But, what about computers ... These machines have powerful capabilities to calculate so many possibilities if we compare them with humans. In the past, great masters of the chess could win the matches with computers. Novadays, advances in science and technology produces an "inteligent" computers that are able to make exellent plans with the combination of all theories and technics of chess, something that is really difficult for humans ...

What happens?

I think this is a moment of inspiration to write ... Today in the morning I turn on the TV to watch something while I was taking a breath in my strange life. Well, while I was commuting the channels from 2 to 15 (the open air TV) I could realize that apart from the cartoons for children, the news presented were terrible containing too much violence. Crime, kidnappings, etc, the list is large ... A reality that we can't hide but influences our lives negatively.
We are unconsciously adopting the idea that those terrible situations are common everyday. According to this, it's not strange that violence is increasing but why the authorities can't manage the problem?.
There are many reasons to explain this question, but I think the matter of values is important here.
People in general know more than less about the meaning of values. The problem is that they are unconsequent with this values most of the time.
In our society if you don't take advantage of some situations you're a fool even if those actions are against your moral principles. So the things are changed, something that is white is consider black.
Now, how change this way of think?
Next blog I'll try to suggest some ideas ...

Ollanta o Alan?

In the following lines I'm going to give my opinion about the situation of my country. The first phase of the election in Peru this year show us clearly that peruvians doesn't trust in traditional political parties. That was clear during the 90s after the first government of APRA. Fujimori appeared as a new alternative against the inminnent economical adjusts that Vargas LLosa was proclaming. But Fujimori did it exactly the same things he promised not to do it. Of course, at the beginning many people agreed with his political desicions because he seemed to fight against the corruption of politicians. Nothing more far from the reality ... That change produced an untrust feeling respect to politicians.
On the other hand, president Toledo doesn't change anything substancial about the heritage of Fujimori. The same economical model, the same corrupted estructures, etc, etc. Toledo obtained around 30% in the elections of 2000, of course he didn't represent the majority preference. People choosed him because they wanted to get rid of Fujimori, Montesinos and his corruption.
We know most of people choose their candidates according to their convenience and that's all. That only increase the corruption. They only want to accomodate in a convenient position so their situation could be improved. The candidates are there. We only have to choose, but many of us don't feel represented by him or her and the blank vote become a possibility. It's hard but it's true.
Well, I say "because of that I'll vote in blank". And I always do that, but for example Fujimori took advantage from this since the blanks benefit the winner... But this is another thing.
So now we face the question ¿Ollanta o Alan? Obviusly, Lourdes Flores and his party will prefer Alan Garcia because Ollanta Humala seems radical. I don't think that so much. There are several interests behind him since he is supported economically by people who are interested in keeping the presents conditions that benefit them.
Contradictions and contradictions ... Five new years of our lives are coming. Many people is getting older and the decisions are moving to the new generation who most of time doesn't know how to decide or what to do ... Alan García is more experienced in the government. About Ollanta HUmala, according to the history, he is an incognit. Now we know there will be a debate between both candidates and I think that event will reflect the strenghs and weaks of them.

What a pain!

Sometimes I feel as if I were loosing the control of things. There is something that is producing a strange effect on me. Maybe it's time to change my life in a different way according to the circunstances. I understand that if we really want to get a goal it's necessary to make an effort.
Life is a constant fight in which people have opportunities. The fact is that we have to confront against the dangers and difficulties. They allways stay with us. Well, since there nothing I can do about that, it would be better to be prepared. At this time, it looks like studying abroad could be a good change for me. Actually, I was preparing myself to do that but there were some facts that have delayed me in this proposal.
On the other hand I hope get knowledge about new cultures. I know that living in another country has advantages and disadvantages hovewer my goal is to research a lot about my major so I could contribute better to the development of science. The influence of science and technology is too strong in our lives and it's increasing in an uncontrollated way so I think we don't have choice: we must to learn more in order ro understand more the world we're living...
Regards.

My nephew Sergio

This time I wanna change the tone of the topics. Today I like to talk about my nephew Sergio who was born in 1999. He is the only child in my family and he is really mischievous. The convivence among adult people, makes him thinking as if he were adult, too. This has some advantages and disadvantages. For example, an advantage could be that he is able to act in a more mature way since he imitates behaviors. ... The disadvantage can appear during the process of socialization at schools with friends I mean the diference in interests and comunication.
During this summer I'm teach mathematics to some children from my neighborhood. Actually I like teaching and my nephew is included in the group. I realized that it's not the same when you teach someone you know I mean it's a kind of hard because my nephew sometimes behave a little bad taking advantage of the fact I'm the uncle. However, I could manage the situation succesfully and it motivates me to continue ...
Next month I'm going to teach chess. I mean I'm going to teach how to play chess applying some technics and strategies. It would be nicer for both of us, the feeling of being an important agent in the education of new generations is something that doesn't have price.
That's all for now.

Good luck!