Health benefits of chess
9 best benefits of playing chess
- Develops the ability to see from someone
else's perspective - Improves memory
- Enables you to enter a flow state
- Elevates your creativity
- Leads to better planning skills
- Can make therapy more effective
- May offer protection against the development
of dementia - Can improve symptoms of ADHD
- Electronic chess may help stave off a panic attack
Special benefits for kids
- Problem-solving skills
- Social and relationship-building
skills - Thinking skills
Possible downsides to playing chess
- Playing chess can be stressful
- May not boost test performance
- Becoming a chess expert requires a significant
time investment
At the end of the day, chess has several health benefits. Some benefits have more research invested in them then others however. Just like any hobby however, chess can have downsides. Regardless of these, chess remains a fun, easy to learn and hard to master game.