On Chess: Point guards are like grandmasters

On Chess: Point guards are like grandmasters: "The mental requirements of athletes - particularly point guards in basketball - and chess masters aren't as disparate as they might seem. Success in either case depends heavily on decision-making. Jeff Zillgitt of USA Today recently heralded contemporary NBA basketball as a 'golden age' for point guards. 'They run the offense on one end of the court and often provide the first line of defense on the other,' he wrote, 'doing it with spectacular athleticism and high IQs.' All-Star Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns explained: 'It's about ideas, thinking ahead. Are you creative? Are you willing to read, react, adapt and improvise? You're anticipating and you feel like you can ..."