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Kramposian

As you improve in chess, do you become slow to anger? Better impulse control?

blueemu

Good management of your emotional state is certainly an advantage in chess. In particular, when you realize that you've made a bad move it's important not to let that affect your subsequent play. Too often, one blunder will send a player into an accelerating spiral of bad moves.

Kramposian

Thanks for the reply guys.

I'm talking about better impulse control (such as anger) and decision making in daily life, as you improve in chess. Like being more objective in daily life as opposed to being crazy and irrational like a girl (just kidding ladies).

Casual_Joe

I think impulse control affects the way you play chess, but I don't think that playing chess changes your level of impulse control.  So essentially my answer to your question would be "no".

TitanCG