Points and Length of Castling do Mattert

Because I am a Logician/Mathematician, I actually look for rules that we can follow always, in any situation:

• If it is not possible to destroy their castling, force them to the long one, since the short one protects the king better;
• If the difference in points between you and your adversary is against you, you are probably going to lose, so try to keep it at most even if you cannot have more (the most valuable piece is the queen, 10 points, bishops and horses are worth three, castle is worth five, and pawns are worth one);
• The value of the pieces is not all that matters. The game value of the piece is a function of both its position in relation to the enemy's army and its value, so that even if you are decided to swap pieces, sometimes it is worth it having the adversary taking yours instead of taking theirs, as we probably said before; and
• It is said that whoever has the whites has a strategic advantage because they command the game or tell how it will go. It suffices, however, that the whites do not play their role of aggressor and you can dominate the game yourself. One stupid move is enough in those regards, so say they advance to the third instead of the fourth square with the king's pawn on the first move: They are now one move behind and who commands the game is you.

Bonus Token: I once lost a game because the female who was playing against me, and her name was Andreia, was with headphones in her ears and was singing and moving to the sound of the music as she played. I got distracted and irritated and I then could not play to my best. If it is allowed, therefore, you can use psychological factors to destabilize the enemy. It is filthy and unethical, but it may be that you are, for instance, playing for fun. I played with Andreia in a championship, an internal championship at the college, and that is when she did that. Nobody caught her and I lost. 

If it is a championship and you are caught, you can lose on the spot. 

A few wars have been won through very dirty means, such as spies, and, if this game is supposed to teach us something about real life, then we should obviously consider these things as part of the game and learn how to deal with them.



Men do a lot of resistance training, so that they get it all automated in their heads: From being pushed to an extreme, several times, we dissociate from the pain that usually comes to us during those moments and we can then remain totally cold and still play at our best. Several movies may serve as inspiration here, including Rocky Balboa with Sylvester Stallone (Rocky). 

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