The game of chess is loved all over the world. People gather in chess clubs, online platforms, tournaments, homes, schools, and cafes to take part in playing chess games. Here we will look at some of the most beneficial factors to playing chess.
Improve Memory
Chess players overall have stronger memory skills than people who do not play chess or try to play it well. Chess players also show higher performance in the recollection of previous happenings or moments and remembering what they have learned through hearing.
Develop Stronger Planning Skills
Chess games consist out of long periods spent in silence and contemplation of how you will lead the game and win. With chess, you have to have a large focus on planning ahead. In a chess game, you spend a lot of time anticipating what your opponents’ next move will be. Careful contemplation and planning are one of the cognitive health benefits of playing chess.
Builds on the Ability to See From Someone Else’s Perspective
To anticipate an opponent’s next move, you need to develop the ability to adopt another person’s perspective with what action they are likely to take against your own moves. Behavioral Scientists call this ”theory of mind”. A 2019 study found that the game of chess develops this ability in children.
Helps With Creativity
A school in India’s research department tested the creativity and thinking skills of two groups of students. One of the groups was trained in playing chess and the other was not. The two groups had to come up with alternate uses of certain products and explain the patterns and meanings.
The study proved that chess increased the student’s ability to exercise creative thinking.
These are all great benefits to expand brain power and can help in many daily activities and responsibilities.
