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WHAT CHESS CAN DO FOR SOCIETY, AND WHY. 10 REASONS TO PROMOTE CHESS. 1. 6. 2. 7. 3. 8. 4. 9. 5. 10. 1. CHESS DEVELOPS INTELLIGENCE. 87 YEARS OF WORLDWIDE RESEARCH. CHILDREN WHO PLAY CHESS . Better academic performance. Develop greater intelligence.
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WHAT CHESS CAN DO FOR SOCIETY, AND WHY LEONTXO GARCÍA
10 REASONS TO PROMOTE CHESS 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 5 10
1 CHESS DEVELOPS INTELLIGENCE
87 YEARS OF WORLDWIDE RESEARCH CHILDREN WHO PLAY CHESS Betteracademic performance Developgreaterintelligence VERY SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS Mathematics (Trier) Selfselectionbias Reading (why?)
CHESS DEVELOPES… LOGICAL THINKING CONCENTRATION MEMORY SCIENTIFIC THINKING PERSONAL RESPONSABILITY SELF CRITICISM
CHESS DEVELOPES… MOTIVATION SELF ESTEEM PLANNING FORESEEING THE CONSEQUENCES CALCULATION POWER IMAGINATION
CHESS DEVELOPES… CREATIVITY PATIENCE DISCIPLINE MULTI-FOCUS RISK CALCULATION TENACITY
CHESS DEVELOPES… COMPLIANCE WITH THE RULES FAIR PLAY COLD BLOOD RESPECT THE OPPONENT SPATIAL VISUALIZATION FIGHTING SPIRIT
87 YEARS OF WORLDWIDE RESEARCH “LEARNING BY PLAYING AND PLAYING BY LEARNING” KINDERGARTEN (2-5YEARS OLD) IN URUGUAY AND COLOMBIA CHESS FOR TEACHING VALUES
SpanishJournal of Psychology, 2012. Aciego, García and BetancortUniversidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, España. • 170 chessplayers • 60 football and basketballplayers Boys and girls, 6 -16 yearsold Conclusion: Chessplayersgetbetterresultsonboth, cognitive AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
GARDNER´S EIGHT INTELLIGENCES 1. LINGUISTIC 2. LOGICAL-MATHEMATICAL 3. SPATIAL 4. INTRAPERSONAL 5. INTERPERSONAL 6. MUSICAL 7. BODILY-KINESTHETIC 8. NATURALISTIC CHESS
PROF. MARINA RESEARCH GROUP EXECUTIVE INTELLIGENCE COGNITIVE INTELLIGENCE EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
LIFE EXPECTANCY RISES DRAMATICALLY (+ 80) EXCELLENT NEWS HUGE EXPENSE
PRIORITY GOAL Improveelderlypeople´shealth CHESS = PREVENTIVE TOOL ELDER CHILDREN
MIGUEL NAJDORFHe died at 87 VASILI SMYSLOV He died at 89
VIKTOR KORCHNOI 82 YEARS OLD JOHAN VAN HULST 102 YEARS OLD
CHESS vs. ALZHEIMER MEMORY CONCENTRATION
Wilson & others, Neurology, 2007:Conclusion: “Level of cognitivelystimulatingactivity in oldageisrelatedtorisk of developingdementia".
Verghese & others(A. Einstein College) THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 2003 • 469 subjects (olderthan 75) • 1980 – 2001 • Betterresults: chess/bridge and dancing
Dr. Verghese“ Thedaymaybenotfar off whendoctorsrecommend a game of chess and thedailycrosswordalongwithphysicalexercise and a healthydiet ".
SIGNIFICANT INDICATION “¿Haveyouevermet a chessplayerwithAlzheimer´s?” Only 15 cases out of onemillionpeople PEOPLE OLDER THAN 65 WITH DEMENTIA IN THE UK, USA and SPAIN: 8-10%
Archer &others, Neurocase 2005: “Analmostasymptomatic British chessplayerdiedwith beta-amyloid plaques indicating terminal Alzheimer´s”.
CONCLUSSION: Thefrequentpractice of chessslowsbrainageing, and can preventordelayAlzheimer´s
2.a VOLUNTEER CHESS PLAYERS BRAIN DONATION LUMBAR PUNCTURE
3 OTHER SOCIAL APPLICATIONS
OTHER SOCIAL USES • HYPERACTIV (ADHD) • AUTISTICS • ASPERGER SYNDROME • CHILDREN WITH CANCER • DOWN SYNDROM • BLIND/DEAF-MUTE/DISABLED
OTHER SOCIAL USES • UNEMPLOYED • INDIGENTS • SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS • PRISONS • REFORMATORIES (remandhomes) • DRUG ADDICTS REHABILITATION
4 INTERNET
5 UNIVERSAL
5.a 178 COUNTRIES! ANY AGE IS GOOD FOR CHESS (3-103 YEARS OLD) GRANDPARENTS TEACH GRANDCHILDREN
6 LOW COST • CHESS SET: 10 GBP • A GOOD FRIEND, IS A PRICELESS ASSET
7 GOOD IMAGE CHESS = INTELLIGENCE
8 HISTORY MORE THAN 1,500 YEARS OF HISTORY
9 INTERESTING CHARACTERS
10 SCIENCE WUNDERKIND ART
CLOSE TO THE INFINITE MORE GAMES THAN ATOMS IN THE UNIVERSE
Goethe: “ CHESS IS A TOUCHSTONE OF THE INTELLECT ”
HINDU PROVERB: “ CHESS IS A SEA IN WHICH A GNAT MAY DRINK AND AN ELEPHANT MAY BATHE ”
TARRASCH: “ CHESS, LIKE LOVE, LIKE MUSIC, HAS THE POWER TO MAKE PEOPLE HAPPY ”