I think that chess itself is a form of recreation, exercise thinking of a way, the outcome is not very important.

我认为下棋本身就是一种娱乐，一种锻炼思维的方法，胜负并不很重要。

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The exercise of thinking through and building the model is very important in helping you measure success and identify risks.

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