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Physical exercise is good for the body; mental exercise is good for the mind. Chess exercises both sides of the brain: its right hemisphere, for pattern recognition, and its left hemisphere, for object recognition. Some suggest that chess adds up to 14 years the life of the mind,<ref>https://www.chessity.com/en/blog/431/The_Benefits_of_Chess</ref> which in many people fails before the bodies do.
Physical exercise is good for the body; mental exercise is good for the mind. Chess exercises both sides of the brain: its right hemisphere, for pattern recognition, and its left hemisphere, for object recognition. Some suggest that chess adds up to 14 years the life of the mind,<ref>https://www.chessity.com/en/blog/431/The_Benefits_of_Chess</ref> which in many people fails before the bodies do.
According to one study:<ref>https://www.mindlabpro.com/blogs/nootropics/nootropics-chess#:~:text=Chess%20Preserves%20Mental%20Acuity%20in%20Older%20Adults&text=A%20recent%20study%20found%20that,'t%20play.%20%2C%20Dr.</ref>
According to one study: "[P]eople over 75 who engage in brain games like chess are less likely to develop dementia than their peers who don’t play. Dr. Robert Freidland, the study’s author, found that unused brain tissue weakens, just like unused muscles."<ref>https://www.mindlabpro.com/blogs/nootropics/nootropics-chess#:~:text=Chess%20Preserves%20Mental%20Acuity%20in%20Older%20Adults&text=A%20recent%20study%20found%20that,'t%20play.%20%2C%20Dr.</ref>
[[Blitz chess]], with its demanding time constraints, helps improve mental quickness.
[[Blitz chess]], with its demanding time constraints, helps improve mental quickness.