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Have you ever known a chessplayer to come down with Alzheimer's?

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urk
urk
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Jan 11, 2017
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I never have.

The "Learning chess in nursing homes" project
http://learningchess.net/blog/?p=796
Ziryab
Ziryab
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Jan 11, 2017
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A friend of mine, avid chess player, seems to be losing his memory. He's 86. My father rarely played chess--we played two games in 1975. Alzheimer's killed him at the age of 81.