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“Rules of The Game” - Amy Tan. I was six when my mother taught me the art of invisible strength. It was a strategy for winning arguments, respect from others, and eventually, though neither of us knew it at the time, chess games.
“Rules of The Game” by Amy Tan from The Joy Luck Club I was six when my mother taught me the art of invisible strength. It was a strategy for winning arguments, respect from others, and eventually, though neither of us knew it at the time, chess games. "Bite back your tongue," scolded...
‘Rules of the Game’ is one of the most popular stories which form part of Amy Tan’s 1989 book The Joy Luck Club. The story is about an eight-year-old Chinese American girl who teaches herself chess and becomes a child prodigy, winning many national tournaments.
RULES OF THE GAME. People always ask if The Rules of the Game have changed since they were written. And the answer is: Human nature doesn’t change that quickly. The words of the routines may change, but the principles on which they’re all based have always been the same and will remain the same.
Waverly looks deeply into the game, reading the rules and learning unfamiliar words, reading chess books, and pondering the pieces. She learns opening theory, middle game tactics, endgame strategy, gathering invisible strengths, and the value of withholding knowledge.
Brief Summary: In the short story “Rules of the Game” by Amy Tan, Waverly Jong, the main character, is a chess prodigy. Waverly is a nine year old living with her middle-lower class family in Oakland, California, near Chinatown during the mid 1900s.
A young girl learns about the art of invisible strength and how, as well as being an important rule of life, it can help win chess tournaments. Text, PDF, mp3.
