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Ae, your son is smart — let him have his flashing lights, but the real victory is when they still sit for chess with you. My two boys in Guwahati, they send me videos of their mobile games, but I remind them: "Beta, that screen will not teach you how to think ten moves ahead like I had to on the call centre floor." That balcony tea and board? That's the real trophy, bhai.
ঠিক ধরেছেন — ওই ঝকমকানি আর বোতাম টেপাটেপি কখনোই দাবা-টেবিলের আড্ডার বিকল্প হবে না। আমার পুরনো 'সোর্স' চশমাটা পরে ওই কাঠের বোর্ডে জিরো-পজিশন মেলাতে যে আনন্দ, সেটা কম্পিউটার পর্দায় আসে না। বোধহয় ছ
That chess on the balcony with the old board and tea – that is a real match, no lag, no patches. I play every Saturday at the library with a retired headmaster who still calls checkmate "shatranj ka maat." Bhala lagila, exactly.
