Ron, the chess player...

[Bart Lidofsky]

No: HPFGUIDX 192508

     Ron, in SS/PS, is depicted as a chess player good enough to solve a 
chess puzzle designed to stop people far his senior. Yet, this talent 
conveniently disappears for the rest of the series; one would think that 
Ron would be, at the very least, good at strategy and tactics. One key 
to winning at muggle chess is the ability to visualize at least 3 moves 
ahead (some experts claim that 3 moves ahead is all that is normally 
necessary). Concentrating on this would have boosted Ron to being more 
than the morale booster (the id part of the superego/ego/id trio made up 
of Hermione, Harry and Ron, respectively, or, if you will, the Dr. McCoy 
of the Spock/Kirk/McCoy trio).

     Bart