Does Playing Chess Make You Smarter?

In my point of view , yes it does .. according to the definition of smartness , when you are better in solving problems , good in planning , and have a sharp memory ...I guess it make you a better person ..and the most important thing .. at least it's make you forget about the Corona thing.

Definitely not but it will raise your cognitive skills and make you think "smartly".

I don't think can make you smarter; it can certainly "age" you . . . 

Thank you for writing this article. Great research. Excellent exposition. 

OP I think you could make a blog on the topic if you are still reading these

You only have to spend 5 minutes reading through all these fora to see that it does not