Is Life Like A Game Of Chess ?

[petrushkagoogol]

Is life like a game of chess, where the person who wins is not the one who gets all the moves right, but none wrong ? (there is a very subtle difference between the two).

 

Mathematically -

 

If P(success) is the probability of getting a task right then, at any point in life when confronted with decisions, P(success) > 0.50 ensures that life remains on the right track. It is not necessary that P(success) = 1. Decisions can be sub-optimal, but not bad enough to derail onward progress.

 

Do you agree ? 

[Maine farmer]

Not at all.  The number of possible moves on a chess board is far smaller than the number of possible moves in life.  One of my favorite quotes from one of James Harriot's books is, "Where there's life, there's hope."