Do you know the top 10 benefits of playing chess for your brain?

ChessVibes has published an article praising the top 10 benefits of chess for the brain:

Chess is the game of kings. In the past, the rulers of empires and kingdoms saw strategy and foresight in it, something they did every day when dealing with monarchs and challengers. Now, as we learn more about the brain, some are advocating chess as a tool for public education. They strongly recommend chess based on the following considerations:

（It can raise your IQ）

Chess itself is a problem. It's seen as a mental sports game, and people who play chess are thought to be highly intelligent. There's a chicken-and-egg question here: Are smart people attracted to chess, or are chess players smarter? Studies have shown that moving queens and cars around can actually boost your IQ. A survey of 4,000 students in Venezuela showed that after four months of chess education, both boys and girls and IQ improved significantly.

（It helps prevent Alzheimer's）

Since the brain works like a muscle, it needs constant exercise to avoid damage and stay healthy. A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that people over the age of 75 who performed mental activities similar to playing chess were less likely to develop dementia than those who did not play chess. Dr. Robert Friedman believes that the brain is like a muscle, and without it you are more incapacitated. That's why you should play chess when you're 75.

（It exercises both sides of the brain）

In a German study, experts tested chess experts and beginners on simple geometric shapes, the position of chess pieces, and their ability to judge and react. They expected to find that the left side of the brain was more active in the experts. Instead, they found that the right side of the brain worked equally well, with both sides of the brain reacting to simple shapes in the same amount of time. Chess experts use both sides of the brain to react to changes in the position of pieces.

（It increases your creativity）

Since the right side of the brain is responsible for creativity, there is no doubt that using the right side of the brain will help develop creativity. Chess, in particular, helps to reinforce uniqueness. A four-year study of students in grades 7 through 9 showed that they were given access to a computer or other activity once a week for 32 weeks to see which activity helped them develop more creative thinking. As a result, the students in the chess group scored highest on all measures of creativity, and excelled in uniqueness.

（It improves your memory）

Chess players know that playing chess promotes memory. A good chess player remembers what his opponent has played in the past, especially where he lost and how he won. A two-year study completed in 1985 showed that children who played chess regularly did well in all subjects, and teachers noted that they had better memories and better planning skills than other children. A study of sixth-graders in Pennsylvania reached the same conclusion. Children who had never played chess significantly improved their memory and language skills.

（It increases problem-solving skills）

A game of chess is like a giant jigsaw puzzle that needs to be solved one by one as your opponent keeps giving you puzzles. In A 1990 study, about 450 students in New Brunshevik were divided into three groups: Group A was a control group that received traditional math training, Group B was taught chess in addition to math after grade 1, and Group C was taught chess from Grade 1 onwards. In the standard test, Group C achieved the best performance, with A compliance rate of 81.%, Group B achieved 62%, and Group A achieved the worst, with a compliance rate of only 21.46%.

（It improves reading skills）

In a 1991 study of reading levels in 53 elementary schools, Dr. Stuart Margulies compared children who had studied chess with those who had not, and found that learning chess improved reading ability. In a district where the average is below the national level, children who have learned chess read above the national level.

（It improves concentration）

To play chess well, whether a master or an average chess player, it is necessary to maintain a high level of concentration and concentration. Looking around or thinking about something else can result in a loss, and if you don't notice which move your opponent has made, he has no obligation to tell you. Numerous studies in the United States, Russia, China and elsewhere have shown that students can improve their concentration by playing chess.

（It grows dendrites）

Brain dendrites branch like branches, and their function is to transmit impulses to the cell body. Learning chess is good for brain dendrite growth. Engaging in challenging activities increases the growth of brain dendrites.

（It teaches planning and foresight）

Playing chess in young people helps develop the brain's planning, judgment and self-control functions. Strategy games like chess help develop the brain and help people do better in situations throughout life