The game is all about being strategic. While playing checkers takes significantly less effort, it’s faster-paced, and your options on what your next moves are going to be are a lot fewer. In life, you want to be a chess player. You must look at the bigger picture and plan every move. Thinking ahead and being strategic will help you work smarter, not harder. While it might feel like a hassle to always have a plan and think twice about every move you make during your journey, your future self, who is lounging on a beach, will thank you. 

Domineering, sharp and poise. Verge doesn’t just play chess: we live in it. Knowing our next move and thinking one step ahead, our board is built from the kings and queens of design, styling, photography, writing, directing and makeup. “Know thy enemy,” they say. But have you heard about any other fashion magazines on campus? No? Checkmate.