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George Steiner penned, ‘A chess genius is a human being who focuses vast, little-understood mental gifts and labours on an ultimately trivial human enterprise.’. Sir Walter Scott, meanwhile, simply opined that, ‘Chess is a sad waste of brains.’.
May 9, 2016 · His only desire was to prove that his choices were correct: He wanted chess to be important, because he was a chess player, and he wanted to be important. Bobby knew money was important, but he didn't have a clue why, outside of clothes and status.
As someone with adhd, I used to think it was a waste after I crushed everyone I could play with (except my dad). As an adult with adhd, I think it’s glorious. Helps me train my ability to focus and sequence things on a daily basis.
What is it then about chess? Why has this, and so much else, been accomplished on behalf of this board game, this jumped-up draughts, this miniature war, this pastime described by Sir Walter Scott as "a sad waste of brains" (but then, what did he know, he couldn't even make it to the North Pole)?
Jan 29, 2019 · It used to be argued that somehow women’s brains were unsuited to the complexities of chess. It was the three Polgar sisters, especially Judit, who first knocked that idea on the head.
I remember one interview with Karpov where he described chess as life for him, that without chess he couldn’t live. Over the years players have written and said similar statements, but I think Karpov is one of the few who really meant it.
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Oct 21, 2016 · Overall, the idea that chess is attributed by some to be a waste of time is far from true. There are many documented examples of the benefits chess provides, including health benefits like preventing the onset of Alzheimer, according to a meta-analysis in the New England Journal of Medicine.
