Comments on: Bloggers are like Pawns on a Chessboard

By: aditya

aditya — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:08:14 +0000

i thing people blog for various reason , but end of the day the motive is also to earn money ,even i blog , host site at time my motive is to share , communicate but the main motive is to make money .

By: Ian Mayman

Ian Mayman — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 13:09:22 +0000

What about the other pieces? The bishop and the rook for example. Are you saying Darren is a queen?!

By: chess analyze

chess analyze — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:50:26 +0000

Hey nice site. Anyways chess tips. To become good one must learn from ones one mistakes And successes. Chess analysis pro 7000 I found very useful in helping my chess development. I’d recommend it. Next keep the pressure on. And learn to hold the tension on the board instead of running out of tension with no advantage gained.

By: fwboodol

fwboodol — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:18:50 +0000

I am new here and looking to have a great time and learning experience
within your community.

By: Unique Chess Sets

Unique Chess Sets — Thu, 29 May 2008 23:38:50 +0000

Cool analogy. Chess geeks will definitely get it, everyone else will wonder what the heck a pawn is.

By: Nick

Nick — Tue, 27 May 2008 21:55:53 +0000

This was a very good analogy! I especially want to try and get to the 8th row now! Now, is there a good way to track which row of the chessboard a given blog is on?

By: Joseph Z.

Joseph Z. — Tue, 27 May 2008 18:25:08 +0000

I think that, as with any analogy, this one might be imprecise, but there are a lot of good points to get us thinking.

Like with chess, bloggers should try to think a few moves ahead. I think a lot of newbie bloggers don’t do this (I was certainly guilty of this when I first started).

Great article.

By: SystemsThinker

SystemsThinker — Tue, 27 May 2008 14:00:42 +0000

Ah the long tradition of profound chess analogies continues.

By: Rick

Rick — Tue, 27 May 2008 13:55:33 +0000

This was a brilliant piece of writing, Darren. I’m an avid chess player myself and the title drew me in and the post itself was priceless. It definitely is a must read for beginning and expert bloggers. I have a couple of blog projects going on with more to come and this was inspirational. Keep up the great work!

Rick

By: Musa

Musa — Tue, 27 May 2008 08:10:44 +0000

Thank you, I needed to read that!!

By: polybore

polybore — Tue, 27 May 2008 01:52:00 +0000

Your article is spot on. E2 to E4

By: psiplex

psiplex — Mon, 26 May 2008 21:34:29 +0000

Good post! It is a test of will to hang in there long enough to spawn upstream! Really useful information for a grasshopper like me.

Cheers

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 26 May 2008 18:38:30 +0000

Very interesting and good analogy! Chess is the best game to play–it has it all–and I will remember this post as I battle for that final victory, “checkmate”.

By: CEOPundit

CEOPundit — Mon, 26 May 2008 16:35:04 +0000

That eighth ‘row’ is actually called a ‘rank’ — as in the eighth rank.

By: Scott McTeer

Scott McTeer — Mon, 26 May 2008 16:19:50 +0000

As a chess player of many years and newbie blogger, this article was particularly inciteful. It would seem that both chess and blogging are microcosms of life.

By: guardian angel

guardian angel — Mon, 26 May 2008 14:18:57 +0000

I love chess, maybe next after blogging. I am amazed how your guest blogger compare the two. Maybe a grandmaster himself at his age of 19.

Anyway, I just want to add that pawns are also sometimes being ignored by the higher ranking opponent and just being realized when it is almost at the 8th row to become a queen or whatever.

My point is do not ignore a newbie on line, you do not know what will happen to him the next months. Helping newbies is also mentoring them. If things reversed, he will also help you.

Thanks.

By: Ruth

Ruth — Mon, 26 May 2008 13:02:33 +0000

I have started a new JV project with a new friend of mine. I do the tech stuff and she provides the content.

She has never really heard of blogs before.

This article is excellent because it explains the life of a blogger perfectly. From beginning to success.

I shared it with her and I am sure she now has a better understanding about blogging!

Thanks,

By: Jay

Jay — Mon, 26 May 2008 12:26:26 +0000

That is a great analogy! I am a middle school teacher and I run a chess club. I give a very similar speech every year comparing adolescents to pawns in that they don’t get a lot of respect in the beginning but have the potential to grow into something much more powerful if they make the right moves.

The analogy definitely fits blogging as well. Nicely put!

By: SusanAtLifeskate

SusanAtLifeskate — Mon, 26 May 2008 12:26:01 +0000

Thanks for the post. I like that pawns can only move forward.

By: Joop

Joop — Mon, 26 May 2008 11:23:03 +0000

Comparing bloggers to chess? Ridiculous! You might as well compare bloggers to a lamp. Although, I enjoyed reading the post. You addressed many factors that bloggers have to endure, such as being one of many, durability and resistance to jealousy.