what are the benefits in playing chess???????

Like what?

Apsd1109 wrote:

you can make wiser choices in life. that is what i experienced.

Making choices in your life that give meaning to you in your life.  Something that is meaningful to you.

There is no universal meaning that will make everyone happy.  Only things meaningful and very personal to you that make you happy.

Otherwise Mr. Shakespeare is right when he writes:

"...Life is a tale told by an idiot.  Full of sound and fury.  Signifying nothing..."

Take the good and leave the rest.  Don't bother with carrying the rest around.  There is too much bad in the world.

strategy skills its like reading suntzu the Art of War..

Chess is cool, because its fun, I get out of class to be on the chess team. I like playing with my Grandpa who is a really really good player and he takes me to his chess club sometimes and  I meet all kinds of neat people and we go to Mcdonalds afterward and its also fun because I get to squash some of the Jack ass know it all boys like a bug in a game. Also my English teacher runs the Chess team so he likes me alot and he is really cute. 

That sounds really great!