Is Chess Really Good for Your Brain?

lol -- a generous offer!  I'd take him up on it.

I dont know, maybe you coulda asked Fischer how he somehow avoided mental asylums before he died...Steinitz couldnt avoid the mental asylum in New york where he died... Rubinstein died while suffering from schizophrenia & anthropophobia in his last days...Alekhine was put in a mental hospital 1943 just 3 years before he died.

3 out of 4 of these guys are on the all time Top 10 chess players! The fourth one Rubinstein was top 40 all time. What does all this tell you about chess being really good for the brain?

The brain is not the mind.

The mind is what the brain does.

Once was enough.  I think the best strategy would be to quit my job.

Dude, I know those PED's are expensive, but what job is that?

Oh, bp, I could have told you "German Shepherd Jaw Pressure Tester" usually does turn out to be a more stressful job than people might imagine.  Do you have any other skills?

It's a tough job, but somebody's gotta' do it.

lol @ bigpoison!

If you enjoy chess then it must be good because it produces a good feeling and when you lose it makes you feel bad