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http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/10...-playing-chess
1. It can raise your IQ
2. It helps prevent Alzheimer's
3. It exercises both sides of the brain
4. It increases your creativity
5. It improves your memory
6. It increases problem-solving skills
7. It improves reading skills
8. It improves concentration
9. It grows dendrites
10. It teaches planning and foresight
Other benefits
11.Fosters awareness of climate change
12.It's sport you can do that needs you to do another sport to get into shape
13.Increases your ability to conduct petty interpersonal squabbles
14.Something women can do where you don't have to be twice as good as a man to prove yourself...half as good is just fine
15.Helps you learn to be cheap
16.You don't have to be on time...it's ok to be late
17.Impresses police officers when you get pulled over 'I'm a CFC member ...my rating is ...' goes over really well
18.A great way to spend time when your're suspended from school, unemployed,...
19.You don't need instant replay
20.You don't need to quit while you're ahead
21.It promotes your fashion sense
22.Women throw themselves at chessplayers
23.It's cool to be broke
24.Nobody gives a crap if you're good
25.You can always blame someone else for your failures
http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/10...-playing-chess
1. It can raise your IQ
2. It helps prevent Alzheimer's
3. It exercises both sides of the brain
4. It increases your creativity
5. It improves your memory
6. It increases problem-solving skills
7. It improves reading skills
8. It improves concentration
9. It grows dendrites
10. It teaches planning and foresight
Other benefits
11.Fosters awareness of climate change
12.It's sport you can do that needs you to do another sport to get into shape
13.Increases your ability to conduct petty interpersonal squabbles
14.Something women can do where you don't have to be twice as good as a man to prove yourself...half as good is just fine
15.Helps you learn to be cheap
16.You don't have to be on time...it's ok to be late
17.Impresses police officers when you get pulled over 'I'm a CFC member ...my rating is ...' goes over really well
18.A great way to spend time when your're suspended from school, unemployed,...
19.You don't need instant replay
20.You don't need to quit while you're ahead
21.It promotes your fashion sense
22.Women throw themselves at chessplayers
23.It's cool to be broke
24.Nobody gives a crap if you're good
25.You can always blame someone else for your failures
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