Chess is a great game for exercising the brain and increasing productivity. It is said that it helps keep the brain in shape. The game of chess is associated with intelligence across the world. Even the studies point towards the same. And that is the reason why the sale of chess sets has increased in the present times.
It is mentioned in the studies that chess in reality helps increase a person’s intelligence quotient. 4k Venezuelan students were studied to conclude that their IQ score increased after 4 months of regular chess games.
Studies have also shown that diseases like Alzheimer can also be prevented as the game of chess involves using the brain constantly. Brain works like a muscle and chess acts like an exercise to train the brain muscle. A study was published in The New England Journal of Medicine that claimed that people above the age of 75 who engaged in chess like brain stretching activities were less likely to develop memory problems, dementia et al than those who didn’t play any board games.
German researchers have studied that people who play chess whether expert or novice have response time that is quick and sharp. They react better to geometry and such measured subjects. The left as well as the right hemisphere of the brain work equally well. They are using both sides of the brains like in chess. Chess trains their brains to quickly respond to the shapes and position questions.
The right hemisphere of the brain is responsible for creativity. Thus if chess activates it then the person also develops their creative side. Thus making the player creative and sharp. It is said that in this way chess also greatly influences a person’s originality, makes reflexes strong and at the same time reduces anxiety making a person calm and bright.
