Is chess the best game for the brain?

A recent study featured in The New England Journal of Medicine found that people over 75 who engage in brain- stretching activities like chess are less likely to develop dementia than their non-board-game-playing peers.

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2024-02-13 12:24:45

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What is the japanese chess game called?
Shogi (将棋, shōgi, English: /ˈʃoʊɡi/, Japanese: [ɕoːɡi]), also known as Japanese chess, is a strategy board game for two players.
2024-02-08 13:03:30

How long is the average world championship chess game?
A few hours. Most last more or much more than one hour at least. A few days ago, the longest game in chess championship FINAL took place between Magnus Carlson
Magnus Carlson
Carlsen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Carl". The form Karlsen is cognate.
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and Ian Nepomniachtchi, reaching more than seven hours of intense fight. Realistically, what is the youngest somebody could become the chess world champion?
2024-02-07 15:22:40

Is every chess game a draw?
In chess games played at the top level, a draw is the most common outcome of a game: of around 22,000 games published in The Week in Chess played between 1999 and 2002 by players with a FIDE Elo rating of 2500 or above, 55 percent were draws.
2024-01-08 07:18:06

What is the longest chess game theoretically possible?
Actually, the longest possible chess game is 50*117 + 25 = 5875 moves long, because of the twenty-five move rule. When it's down to kings plus a queen or rook, only 25 moves can remain. There is a 25 move rule?
2023-09-08 17:49:40

Can you sleep during a chess game?
There's something called [ microsleep ] known to affect millions of sleep-deprived people (many while driving), where you can fall asleep without realizing it and think you've been awake the whole time. FAllen asleep during a chess game? Absolutely.
2023-04-02 11:03:16

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