benefits to having chess on the school curriculum<\/a>, and it is often encouraged as a downtime activity between lessons in some schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIf a child is adept at chess, it is not to say that they will excel in all subjects in school, I can say from my own experience, that whilst I was very adept at as a youngster, [at 8 I could beat the entire Junior school with little effort in the regular tournaments], I sucked in subjects at school like a sponge but only those that caught my interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If I wasn’t interested and passionate about a subject then it was very hard for me to take in the information and retain it – I’d rather be playing a game of chess!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So the effects of chess can be both positive and negative. Become too interested in chess to the point where it is the primary concern and interest and the benefits of chess making you potentially smarter can be wasted on lack of interest outside the game. That’s not ideal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was certainly the case with myself, becoming less and less interested in academia, I finished up interested only in Math, English, and Chess. After sailing through exams on my subjects, I promptly gave up playing chess, only to rediscover my passion for the game some 35 years later!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
From a scientific standpoint, it is unclear whether playing chess can make you smarter in other areas and as disappointing as this may sound, we can liken the situation to that of someone who is skilled at computer games or a solo sport whereby individual skills for one activity do not guarantee transferable skills in other areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Are chess skills transferable then?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Training in chess and improvement in your chess paying will not make you a better engineer for instance, although there may be some overflow to other geometric or probability assessing skills in other areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Related Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\nDoes chess make you better at math?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Chess is not going to improve, your division or multiplication skills, although the top players will be considering implied probabilities and perhaps converting them to fractions in their heads as they plan the potential moves at their disposal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So chess may help improve your decision-making on probabilities, so that falls into the math category for sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Does chess make you a better strategist?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Different situations call for different types of strategy and whilst you may be adept at out strategising opponents across a chessboard, it is not given that you will be able to employ great strategies in other problem\/solution scenarios. Playing chess will make you a better chess strategist though<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Is Playing Chess Good for the Brain<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Chess provides activity and practices for cognitive function and as opposed to not stimulating the parts of the brain required for the purposes, then it has to be considered that chess as a form of stimulus has to be good for the brain and its function.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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