Thursday < August 4, 2022 >

I want to write something worth the read, but I keep on deleting the words that I have been constructing. Woah, it's been so long that I've been like this. I mean, being so conscious of what to publish because from the past days, I've been publishing a random article and life updates. I missed writing something that is really informative. Like my article about various unusual diseases and also some science stuffs. But, I dunno I feel like life update articles are now easier to construct as thorough research is not needed plus you are like just telling a story based on how your day went. Given my busy sched, I get so comfyy with this so right now I am not sure where this article is going huhu gomenazaiiii

Chess

The game Chess was originated from India, when it was invented by Grand Vizier Sissa Ben Dahir, it was given as a gift to King Shirham. The king was so elated that he granted him any prize he asked for, so long as it seemed fair. "Put one grain of wheat on the first square of a chessboard, then two on the second, four on the third, eight on the fourth, and so on, doubling the amount of grains on each subsequent square, until every square on the chessboard is reached," the Grand Vizier ordered. Like practically everyone else, King Shirham instinctively overestimated the quantity of grains and made fun of Sissa for asking for such a meager gift. It took him over a week to return with the answer after asking someone to compute the total amount of grains. When he learned the solution, King Shirham surely turned very pale: the total quantity of grains on all chessboard squares would be 18.446.744.073.709.551.615 grains. This is the culmination of many decades' worth of global wheat harvesting.

https://dodona.ugent.be/en/exercises/11405563/

I didn't know that there's a story like this behind the game chess. This game is fun to play and will exercise your analytical and critical thinking. I don't know about you but this game is addicting too. I played a lot of games with my nephew and I am happy to say that he can already defeat me (I am not a pro tho hahah). I just tried writing about this because we played last night. It's like a bonding time and way to divert their attention to gadgets.

This article is like a combination of life update and a somewhat informative one. Thanks for being with me 🌼😁

My cat messing the board 🤦