why is so bad to smoke for a chess player?

Large numbers of chess players are really old, so they fall asleep while playing and the fag between their fingers can slip onto the carpet and burn the house down.

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the whales smoke too, the cloud of smoke is the way for Achab to get Moby Dick in the Ocean, according to Herman Melville.

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Its not healthy.

I'm thinking GM Bobotav ( not sure what country ) was a heavy smoker. Remember seeing a picture of him puffing away during a game with Petrosian. 

Who said it wasn't healthy? Tal did it. If you don't do it, you suck forever.

As was already said above: The answer is very simple: it is bad to smoke for any person, be it chessplayer or not.

"Should a chess player smoke?"
"Definitely no."
"Then should a smoker play chess?"
"Anyone can play chess."

it is bad for you in general, doesn't matter if you are a chess player or not. 

Chemotherapy may help as well.

cigarette companies kill their best customers. just sayin'

I have become a better player since I quit smoking. At my club, I cant smoke when I play. An hour into a game, I would start to crave and wasnt concentrating on the game as much.

THe PLayer on the foto is Jan Hein Donner a dutch grandmaster...

Smoking, like all drugs, are designed to enhance the enjoyment we derive from certain activities. I can't imagine a nicer morning setting than me sitting at the coffee table with a cup of strong black tea and a joi .. uhm, I mean a cigarette. 😀