Author: Peter Pilarinos
Date: 12:48:03 02/05/01
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On February 04, 2001 at 15:53:31, Laurence Chen wrote: >On February 04, 2001 at 14:42:38, Torstein Hall wrote: > >>On February 04, 2001 at 14:19:21, Tim OConnor wrote: >> >>>quite true >> >>And how easy do you find to adapt Sun Tzus book to chess? >> >>I have not read the book, but can you come up with some great examples for >>chess? Something I easily could adopt to to improve my play? >>I remember spesially well the advice from one "Chess Manual". It sounded like >>this in my free translation from Norwegian. " First and foremost, do no >>mistakes!" I hope Sun Tzu is a bit more to the point! >> >>Torstein >When I suggested this book, I was not kidding around. This book can teach >anyone about warfare, and it can be applied in another area besides war. For >example, in business, I believe this book is a required reading for business >students in some universities. So this book can teach a lot about winning and >what it takes to win. It does not teach chess, but it teaches a lot about how >to win at warfare. Here's a summary of some of the teaching of Sun Tzu: WEAKNESS >AND STRENGTH >Strategic Rules: (1) Take the Initiative > (2) Plan Surprise > (3) Gain Relative Superiority > (4) Seek Knowledge > (5) Be Flexible >I highly recommend reading this book, if anything, one will learn about becoming >a winner in life. >Regards, > >Laurence Another book along these lines is "The Book of Five Rings" by Miyamoto Musashi, also required reading by the top Japanese executives. Regards Pete P
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