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'''Chess benefits''' are immense.  [[Chess]] 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.  [[Chess]] 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:

==An antidote to [[gambling]]-related compulsions==

==An antidote to [[gambling]]-related compulsions==

The completely deterministic nature of chess -- without any role for chance -- makes it a superb antidote to gambling in all its many varieties, including [[emotional gambling]].

The completely deterministic nature of chess -- without any role for chance -- makes it a superb antidote to [[demonic]] [[gambling]] in all its many varieties, including [[emotional gambling]].

Chess trains the mind to protect against vulnerabilities, and to identify "accidents waiting to happen" and thereby prevent them.

==Helps overcome substance abuse==

==Helps overcome substance abuse==

Many have commented, and even written scholarly papers about, the ability of [[chess]] to help individuals overcome substance abuse (for example, please read: [https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/d382/acc8c704770af33bbc4524916a321be72bde.pdf Chess as a therapeutic medium in a substance abuse rehabilitation centre: A Narrative study] by Denise Frick (Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the MA Counselling Psychology degree in the Faculty of Humanities, University of Pretoria) and [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, please read: [https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/d382/acc8c704770af33bbc4524916a321be72bde.pdf Chess as a therapeutic medium in a substance abuse rehabilitation centre: A Narrative study] by Denise Frick (Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the MA Counselling Psychology degree in the Faculty of Humanities, University of Pretoria) and [https://chessimprover.com/chess-and-addiction/ Chess addiction]).