Using a real board leads you to ask important and relevant questions about the position and makes you more aware of the game because you see, touch, feel and even smell the pieces and the moves. It is a much more active and instructive way of learning compared to doing the same thing on-screen. It makes you think about the moves in a slower and more thorough way and gives a deeper understanding of the game. Playing chess with a real board and pieces is however still the most natural way to experience and enjoy the depth of the game in all its power and beauty. Nowadays a fantastic online chess world exists offering training, tournaments, tactics puzzles, live commentary, streaming, entertainment and much more. And an online opponent is never far away. But chess is also very suitable for online play because chess positions can easily be shown on a screen. Looking for the previous version of the game? Click here.Traditionally chess is played with a real board and pieces and with your opponent sitting right across from you on the other side of the board. Have you played a game today?ĭon’t know how to play? Watch this video to learn the basics in only 15 minutes! Learn to play Chess Still not convinced? Chess has also been shown to improve your creativity, memory, problem-solving ability, concentration and planning/foresight skills.
Chess is particularly good as it deeply engages both sides of the brain for both novice and expert players as shown in this German study. Just like an unexercised muscle loses strength, unused brain tissue leads to a loss of brain power.
It found that people over the age of 75 who regularly engage in activities like chess are less likely to develop Dementia and Alziemers than their non-board-game-playing peers. Robert Freidland was recently featured in The New England Journal of Medicine. A study of 4,000 Venezuelan students (male & female) showed significant rises in IQ scores after 4 months of Chess instruction.
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