Chess is a game in which each party has its own singular objective even as it engages the other; a mid-game in which a struggle develops and intensifies and bits and pieces of each side are lost, both sides diminished ; an end-game in which one traps and paralyzes the other; Much Like a relationship.

The process of meeting someone new is much like playing a new tournament. You may win or lose, but each time you give in your best with the intention of winning; and if you may even lose, the hope to win the championship mustn't dwindle.