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'''Chess benefits''' are immense.  This inexpensive mental competition which is played without dice or any element of chance has been a source of benefits for many centuries.  Here are a few examples:

'''Chess benefits''' are immense.  This inexpensive mental competition which is played without dice or any element of chance has been a source of benefits for many centuries.  Here are a few examples:

==Helps defeat substance abuse==

==Helps defeat substance abuse==

Many have commented, and even written scholarly papers about, the ability of [[chess]] to help individuals overcome substance abuse (see: [https://chessimprover.com/chess-and-addiction/ Chess addiction]).

Many have commented, and even written scholarly papers about, the ability of [[chess]] to help individuals overcome substance abuse (for example, read the essay: [https://chessimprover.com/chess-and-addiction/ Chess addiction]).

Several reasons have been advanced for why:

Several reasons have been advanced for why: