I do not know that chess makes you a better person. but for me it gives you a place to put your mind. a place to calm down. which i suppose could make you slightly calmer so maybe so mentally but physically no.
Does chess make you a better person?
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That’s a great point. I agree 100%!
Do you ever apply chess principles to your day to day life to improve decision making or strategy?
Do you ever apply chess principles to your day to day life to improve decision making or strategy?
on occasion as an analagy
You learn quickly to always think a couple of moves ahead.
Jan 24, 2020
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CaribbeanChess schreef:
That’s a great point. I agree 100%!
Do you ever apply chess principles to your day to day life to improve decision making or strategy?
Do you ever apply chess principles to your day to day life to improve decision making or strategy?
I walk around in L-shaped knight moves in my day to day life. People think i'm nuts but i can't help it. So i'm not sure chess makes me a better person.
Jan 24, 2020
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I don’t think that chess makes people better. It is merely a way to relax, take your mind of things, etc. Although it is probably different for separate individuals. What helps you may not help me. For instance, chess makes Spelenderwijs walk in L moves, but makes you Americans better people, so, depends.
Jan 24, 2020
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I think like most things, chess brings out your true nature. I know these forums do.
Jan 24, 2020
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#9
That is not necessarily true. Public discussions online do not bring out the best in everybody. Also, you cannot really compare these forums to chess. Chess can bring out the best in people, but it could just as well bring out the worst in people.
Jan 24, 2020
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Oh, not the best in people, their true nature. I suppose that’s true for these forums, but I’m not sure how one could figure out one’s true nature with only a chess game to go off of.
actually GHOST it is not silly it is a way to keep your mental self in tact
Jan 24, 2020
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Varjomaskin wrote:
Oh, not the best in people, their true nature. I suppose that’s true for these forums, but I’m not sure how one could figure out one’s true nature with only a chess game to go off of.
If you're a good person, you'll say good game no matter what. You may even actually have a conversation about the game and share ideas and how you saw it.
If you're a dink, you'll talk trash in game chat, pout accuse people of cheating here in the forums and cry about not accepting rematches and how you couldn't get your manhood back.
You know the typical nonsensical topics we get to read once, twice, maybe three times a week.
Competition definitely brings out who a person is. Many are good sports no matter what but just as many are impossible to deal with.
You make very valid point
Jan 24, 2020
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They say that mental exercises can help fend off certain mental diseases; to that extent, yes, Chess makes everyone better. I’m not saying it prevents, just fends off.
Other than that, while a low level is not proof that you’re not intelligent, an advanced level is proof that you are intelligent. That can help with self-esteem.
Other than that, while a low level is not proof that you’re not intelligent, an advanced level is proof that you are intelligent. That can help with self-esteem.
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Jan 24, 2020
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chesstenor2018 wrote:
They say that mental exercises can help fend off certain mental diseases; to that extent, yes, Chess makes everyone better. I’m not saying it prevents, just fends off.
Other than that, while a low level is not proof that you’re not intelligent, an advanced level is proof that you are intelligent. That can help with self-esteem.
Other than that, while a low level is not proof that you’re not intelligent, an advanced level is proof that you are intelligent. That can help with self-esteem.
I'll admit I'm not as smart as I used to be. If I had started younger, I'd probably be a better player. But starting to play at 43 my mind isn't on even keel anymore. I forget twice as much as I remember. They call it CRS. Can't remember Squat. Actually it another word but not appropriate or approved for this forum.
starting at 43 is not bad... though your mind may not be as capable it can still exercise it. im 13 and I have been playing for 9 years. i've won various tournoments and at 43 you can do the same!!!
I found that the more I think about it, the more similarities there are. It makes me a better decision maker and strategist in real life.