Does Chess Improve Memory

https://www.chess.com/article/view/compilation-of-chess-and-education-research-studies

There are sufficient studies on chess.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4715404/ 
They have studied and found chess players memory is much better than average. I do not know if this shows that it improves memory. Or if it shows that people with better memory enjoy chess more.
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/12/2116another study found that dementia may be delayed from chess. But it does not prove that chess makes memory better.

In research I could not find any proof that chess improves memory. But it does have a lot of proven good effects and poor effects. Or is “affects” better in this sentence? This is a difficult word to know when to use.

Chess can help you improve your general knowledge if you learn about some of the history of chess.

It's bound to improve memory because chess consists of contextual patterns which consist of very many mutual interassociations. Memory works by association therefore chess can't do other than help improve memory. The difficulty is in proving it, since other factors such as aging also affect it.

I agree Optimissed. It seems the scientific chess community also shares this thought. I assume prevention a dementia even for years is enough evidence for me to casually say it has to improve memory. But I was hoping to find definitive proof. I could not.

Paper Diary can be read by house companions 😎 Use an Electronic Diary.

That can be read by Mark Zuckerberg.

Mark can't read 10M+ Diaries 😎 He will read diaries by Celebrities. For NOOBs like us, Mark doesn't care.

I lost my memory after eating at Macdonalds while playing chess. Or was it after listening to MacDonald? I keep forgetting ...

Companions often misunderstand what they read in a diary

Man, i forgot he had brown hair. I guess chess isn't working...

@long_quach Do you still use a Paper Diary?

Zactly and he called me a fool for believing he had white hair. I blame chess

I tried making an Electronic Diary. After 2 months I quit. No patience.

For Old Folks. Tai chi and Easy Yoga will maintain fitness.

Mental activity is one of the components of a lifestyle which improves memory. Provided that Chess doesn't get in the way of the others then yes, it could help.

Long hours.... No thanks. I don't play continuously ONLINE. For that reason I don't join Live tournaments.

Playing chess involves remembering past moves, predicting future moves and recalling various patterns and strategies encountered in previous games. Over time, regular chess practice can enhance these cognitive skills and improve memory function.

Mahjong improve memory 😎 Modern Mahjong Table