The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China tells us that the successful strategic implementers usually prevail by knowing their settings in terms of their competitive terrain, its cyclical influences and the involving contenders. The dilemma occurs when most of the competitors do not know how to stay on course and/or when to adjust.
Compass360 Consulting believes in the principle of focusing on finishing the objective efficiently while knowing the big picture. However knowing the Compass situation rules and the approaches for stepping off the game board are the keys to success. Retrospectively, do you know when to stay focused on the target and when to capitalize on new opportunities without losing your momentum?
It begins by understanding the "Big Tangible Picture (btp)!?" ... So, what attributes are in your "Big Tangible Picture?" Are you able to focus on your objective while mindfully aware of the ."Big Tangible Picture?"
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"It ain't what you do it's the way that you do it, that's what gets results" - Jazz musicians Melvin "Sy" Oliver and James "Trummy" Young
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June 20, 2010
CHESS
A Player Steps Up His Game and Wins the National Open
By DYLAN LOEB McCLAIN
Chess players often talk of the creative aspect of chess — the role of imagination in conceiving strategies. Sometimes the desire to execute an original plan can overwhelm even the desire to win.
Mikhail Tal, a former world champion, wrote in his autobiography that he had lost more than a few games because he had chosen a “beautiful” combination, only to discover that he had miscalculated.
To borrow a baseball metaphor, a grand slam for a chess player would be to play brilliantly, win the game and defeat a strong opponent when there is a lot riding on the outcome.
# Side note: In competitive baseball, most championship-contending teams usually win on early, middle and late inning's rallies of singles and doubles, not on infrequent streaks of home runs. #
That is what Timur Gareev of Uzbekistan did in the final round of the National Open in Las Vegas last Sunday. He trailed Varuzhan Akobian, a grandmaster who lives in California, by half a point, so he needed to beat Akobian to capture the title. After he did, he said the game wasone of his “sexiest ever,” according to the United States Chess Federation’s Web site.
Akobian chose the Tarrasch Variation of the Queen’s Gambit Declined. It was an aggressive and risky choice, particularly given the stakes, but perhaps he thought that his opponent would be unprepared.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/20/crosswords/chess/20chess.html
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