Read the passage below:

"I learned about opening moves and why it's important to control the center early on; the shortest distance between two points is straight down the middle. I learned about the middle game and why tactics between two adversaries are like clashing ideas; the one who plays better has the clearest plans for both attacking and getting out of traps. I learned why it is essential in the endgame to have foresight, a mathematical understanding of all possible moves, and patience; all weaknesses and advantages become evident to a strong adversary and are obscured to a tiring opponent."

Explain the purpose of the simile in the above passage.

The simile relates weaknesses and advantages of adversaries and considers what it takes to win.

The simile discusses the importance of opening moves in a chess game and why you should take control early.

The simile compares the chess pieces to clashing ideas, showing how the debates and the warring of the chess pieces are similar.

The simile contradicts the reasoning between starting a game strong versus ending a game strong.

The purpose of the similie is to show that, in order to prevail, a tactic has to be thought throughout, including not only the player's weaknesses and advantages, but also its adversaries'.

Just like with clashing ideas, the tactic that prevails is the one that foresees how its opponent might react to its attacks and traps.

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