Einstein called chess a waste of time, what do you think?

There were some fake games in the name of various celebrities that have been deleted. 

AFAIK, there is only one extant verified Einstein game.

The Japanese military considered Hiroshima and Nagasaki just more bombed out cities of which they already had plenty. They only surrendered after the Soviets defeated them in Mongolia.  The bombings didn't help, but that wasn't the reason Japan surrendered. The US dropped atomic bombs mainly to flex military might to the Soviets.  I ain't saying it's right or wrong, just reality.

"Emanuel Lasker was undoubtedly one of the most interesting people I came to know in my later years. ... I am not a chess expert and therefore not in a position to marvel at the force of mind revealed in his greatest intellectual achievement - in the field of chess. I must even confess that the struggle for power and the competitive spirit expressed in the form of an ingenious game have always been repugnant to me. I met Emanuel Lasker at the house of my old friend, Alexander Moszkowski, and came to know him well in the course of many walks in which we exchanged opinions about the most varied questions. ... it seemed to me that chess was more a profession for him than the real goal of his life. ... the chess playing of a master ties him to the game, fetters his mind and shapes it to a certain extent so that his internal freedom and ease, no matter how strong he is, must inevitably be affected. In our conversations and in the reading of his philosophical books, I always had that feeling. ... I liked Lasker's immovable independence, a rare human attribute, in which respect almost all, including intelligent people, are mediocrities. ... I am thankful for the hours of conversation which this ever striving, independent, simple man granted me." - Einstein (1952)

I think you are underplaying it just a bit.  An attack on the homeland killing over 200,000 of 70M people. They lost more than 1/4 of 1% of their entire population (.28%)    In pearl harbor we lost 2400 people (mostly military) For scale, In 9/11 we lost 3,000 people of 280M, 1/1000th of a percent (.00107%).  It had quite the impact on the community.

Any kind of mental games preserve brain function ,prevent Alzheimer disease, fight depression. And what is more, less chance of abusing drug and alcohol, gambling etc. 

There are endless health benefits in playing games( persuading hobbies)

EINSTEIN IS THE BEST

If he said it was a waste of time "for him" it might be like me saying ice hockey is a waste of time for me because I don't skate well and I wouldn't have the time to develop the proper skills without hurting my other activities. It wouldn't mean I thought hockey was a waste of time for Wayne Gretsky.

Einstein was an idiot.

YOU ARE AN IDIOT

https://web.archive.org/web/20140708110052/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review587.pdf

Chess exercises the brain, and can help develop self-discipline.  It can also create a communal environment where new social contacts can grow, especially among youth.  Chess has many benefits, but one shouldn't become obsessed with it to the point of isolation from society, neglecting one's duties, or basing one's self-esteem on it.  Maybe these pitfalls are what Einstein had in mind.

And 'atomic bombs' saved japanese monarchy. Otherwise, such abject defeat and surrender would have meant Emperor would have to perform seppuku or harakiri. If the Japanese had surrendered to Soviets, Soviets would have removed the Emperor because they were against monarchy. So, the one system that benefited from 'atomic bombs' is Japanese monarchy. This leads me to the possibility that the atomic bombs may not even have been dropped. Hiroshima & Nagasaki were already bombed to smithereens in aerial raids and Japanese cities had wood & paper houses. So, there was no need for atomic bombs to be dropped. If the Japanese and Americans both said that atomic bombs were dropped to deter Soviets from occupying Japan, then it's a win win for Japanese Emperor and America

WoW

That makes sense. I totally agree because he has a point.

Yeah

"dont believe everything you read on the internet" - Albert Einstein

Well he would know now wouldn't he. 

Einstein was also good at lawnmowing

Apparently he never brushed his teeth.. didn't believe in it.