Note: This is not professional chess, but amateur chess-play experience shared by the writer.
Chess is perhaps the most powerful board game for boosting your mental attributes. It’s not just about logic which can be tiresome at times, it’s as well about working out other of your mental skills – memory, creativity, strategies and so much more. Furthermore, the ancient board game is a looking glass for life, simultaneously giving you a competitive rush for the mind.
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Irrespective of age and gender, if you are a student, entrepreneur, competitive thinker, or an individual from any walk of life – this is for you. Let alone the ones seeking mental wellness or aspiring chess players and enthusiasts.
Here are 3 chief reasons to use playing chess as a mental booster.
1. Playing chess enhances critical thinking and problem-solving: Every move you play needs you to think out the ‘why’ behind your play. For this, your mind evaluates multiple possibilities and predicts responses of your opponent. As a result, your prudence, reasoning and decision-making skills are improved.
2. It significantly adds to brain health: Playing frequently or regularly ensures your brain activity, where both hemispheres of the brain are engaged, which in turn improves neural connections. As well, according to studies, regular chess-play may reduce the risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s.
3. It’s not just calculations but as well about creativity: Even though professional chess is getting its fast-paced evolution globally, many still think chess is a boring game filled only with calculations. But passionate players – amateur or professional will always want to return to the board just to feel the thrill of looking for creative solutions on each move.
The 32-piece game across 64 squares is a whole new world for the unversed. All you need is to be familiar with the basic rules, which are simple and only a handful. As you play on, you will come across tactics and strategies. When you want to dig deeper, all you need is internet access.
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Writer’s Inspiration: This literary piece is the first of my series of sharing daily life experience regarding playing amateur chess.
Do you play chess? Never-played-before or starter or hobby-ist or professional? What do you think of playing chess as a mental booster? Share in comments.
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