strategic chessboard: a game of life

chess life strategy puzzle resilience determination metaphor complexity intricacy game board checkered king alone white blue symbolism determining fate success failure risk reward decision making lifechoices strategicthinking problemsolving criticalthinking analyticalmindset logicalreasoning creativeproblems solving innovativeapproach adaptable flexible openmindedness curiosity learningfromexperience resilienceinchallengingtimes perseverancethroughobstacles copingmechanismsforstressandanxiety personalgrowththroughchallenge emotionalintelligence empathy selfawareness socialskills collaboration communication