Is Chess Bad for your Brain?

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DrSpudnik

So does the forum have hippopompous skrimps?

netzach

Forumaldehyde examples in glass jars show that clearly.

motherinlaw

 (tried to post pic of "Abby Normal" brain in jar, but computer skills not up to task -- not a sign of brain deterioration -- never had computer skills even before playing chess online ....)

al_farabi

so GM kramnic & anand has undersized brains?!   ?Surprised

Mandy711

IMO, chess is good for my brain but bad for my legs. I've quitted otb chess 20 years ago as my legs gets paralyzed after a tense game.

timbeau

Not another bloody thing thats "bad for mybrain". Everything -anything- I like and it's gotta be bad for my bloody brain!!

DrSpudnik

It's the right choice!

motherinlaw
owltuna wrote:

Mother-in-law, see post #97.

I saw it.  And I'd forgotten it was posted in This forum.  And that was only Three weeks ago!  "Your Honor, I submit this evidence of chess-induced brain damage as Exhibit Number Something, and the State rests its case."

ivandh
motherinlaw a écrit :
owltuna wrote:

Mother-in-law, see post #97.

I saw it.  And I'd forgotten it was posted in This forum.  And that was only Three weeks ago!  "Your Honor, I submit this evidence of chess-induced brain damage as Exhibit Number Something, and the State rests its case."

The threads do blur together. But back to the OP, I think 23... Bd5 is the best option.

heinzie

You say mother-in-law, I read mate-in-two

motherinlaw
Victor-Servranckx wrote:

So if i lose a lot, that must be good for my brain?

If you have to ask, perhaps there has already been some brain da --- never mind, Victor.  You're probably right -- would you like to check out your theory by losing a game to me? .... never mind again ... I just compared our ratings, and see you'd have a really hard time losing to me .....EmbarassedCry ... Wink

motherinlaw
heinzie wrote:

You say mother-in-law, I read mate-in-two

Surprised!  Oh, come now, I'm not That bad!  Sometimes I'm Good ... Innocent ...

InfiniteFlash

You should address your stress by creating a mess, making progress, having sucess on the chess board while wearing a dress in excess.

DrSpudnik

So I should buy a muumuu?

I guess that's one way to make chess-based insanity pale by comparison.

DrSpudnik

Face pails and pails of trails with snails!

netzach

Jack & Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water?

Henryk1

I haven't looked at this for a few weeks, and I'm not totally sure what has happened here. You lot must have been playing too much chess. Where has Jack and Jill come from?

motherinlaw
owltuna wrote:

I believe they came up from the bottom of the hill.

Good answer!!  At least Your brain is still ... cribbley? ...... no, that's not it .... foopy? ..... no ........ Good!  That's it!  Good! Smile!

Henryk1

What next then? Humpty Dumpty?

motherinlaw
Henryk1 wrote:

What next then? Humpty Dumpty?

No need to discuss him here:  Ricky Gervais (on YouTube) has already delivered the definitive critique of Humpty Dumpty (e.g., "--- if your last name is "Dumpty," and your child turns out to be an Egg, Don't give "Humpty" as a first name!  Name him "John" or something......)