[HPforGrownups] Re: Strategist!Ron proof? (was: Drastic changes in store for school & classes in book 6?)

[Erika L.]

No: HPFGUIDX 123133

Vivian wrote:

>I do think that things will change drastically at the
>beginning of the next school year. 
<snip>
>This may also be the year that Ron realizes that he has
>an important gift to offer the Order, his gift for strategy! 


I'd like to ask something at this point. Other than Ron's chess playing abilities do we have any canon-based evidence that he's a good strategist? After all, good chess players are not always good military strategists and vice versa. A while ago I was reading an old chess book by Edward Lasker who was a leading chess player in his day and, in addition to writing many chess books, also attained the status of International Chess Master-- in 1960, I believe... Anyway he points out the following:

"Probably you will be surprised to learn that Napoleon himself, the master strategist, was a persistent but poor player. On the other hand, you will discover that there were some celebrated chess masters who were anything but mental giants. They offer strong evidence that chess skill may go hand-in-hand with an astonishing lack of other mental attainments."

The Adventure of Chess by Edward Lasker, p xvii 

I'm not by any means an expert on chess and no I'm *not* trying to say that Ron is an idiot. I think he's an average student like most of the others in his class. However I keep hearing about strategist!Ron and I would like to know if there's anything other than his accomplishments at chess to support the theory.

Best,
Erika (Wolfraven)

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