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WHAT CHESS CAN DO FOR SOCIETY, AND WHY

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

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  1. WHAT CHESS CAN DO FOR SOCIETY, AND WHY LEONTXO GARCÍA

  2. 10 REASONS TO PROMOTE CHESS 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 5 10

  3. 1 CHESS DEVELOPS INTELLIGENCE

  4. 87 YEARS OF WORLDWIDE RESEARCH CHILDREN WHO PLAY CHESS Betteracademic performance Developgreaterintelligence VERY SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS Mathematics (Trier) Selfselectionbias Reading (why?)

  5. CHESS DEVELOPES… LOGICAL THINKING CONCENTRATION MEMORY SCIENTIFIC THINKING PERSONAL RESPONSABILITY SELF CRITICISM

  6. CHESS DEVELOPES… MOTIVATION SELF ESTEEM PLANNING FORESEEING THE CONSEQUENCES CALCULATION POWER IMAGINATION

  7. CHESS DEVELOPES… CREATIVITY PATIENCE DISCIPLINE MULTI-FOCUS RISK CALCULATION TENACITY

  8. CHESS DEVELOPES… COMPLIANCE WITH THE RULES FAIR PLAY COLD BLOOD RESPECT THE OPPONENT SPATIAL VISUALIZATION FIGHTING SPIRIT

  9. 87 YEARS OF WORLDWIDE RESEARCH “LEARNING BY PLAYING AND PLAYING BY LEARNING” KINDERGARTEN (2-5YEARS OLD) IN URUGUAY AND COLOMBIA CHESS FOR TEACHING VALUES

  10. 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

  11. GARDNER´S EIGHT INTELLIGENCES 1. LINGUISTIC 2. LOGICAL-MATHEMATICAL 3. SPATIAL 4. INTRAPERSONAL 5. INTERPERSONAL 6. MUSICAL 7. BODILY-KINESTHETIC 8. NATURALISTIC CHESS

  12. PROF. MARINA RESEARCH GROUP EXECUTIVE INTELLIGENCE COGNITIVE INTELLIGENCE EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

  13. 2CHESS:THE BEST GYM FOR THE MIND

  14. LIFE EXPECTANCY RISES DRAMATICALLY (+ 80) EXCELLENT NEWS HUGE EXPENSE

  15. PRIORITY GOAL Improveelderlypeople´shealth CHESS = PREVENTIVE TOOL ELDER CHILDREN

  16. MIGUEL NAJDORFHe died at 87 VASILI SMYSLOV He died at 89

  17. VIKTOR KORCHNOI 82 YEARS OLD JOHAN VAN HULST 102 YEARS OLD

  18. CHESS vs. ALZHEIMER MEMORY CONCENTRATION

  19. Wilson & others, Neurology, 2007:Conclusion: “Level of cognitivelystimulatingactivity in oldageisrelatedtorisk of developingdementia".

  20. Verghese & others(A. Einstein College) THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 2003 • 469 subjects (olderthan 75) • 1980 – 2001 • Betterresults: chess/bridge and dancing

  21. Dr. Verghese“ Thedaymaybenotfar off whendoctorsrecommend a game of chess and thedailycrosswordalongwithphysicalexercise and a healthydiet ".

  22. 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%

  23. Archer &others, Neurocase 2005: “Analmostasymptomatic British chessplayerdiedwith beta-amyloid plaques indicating terminal Alzheimer´s”.

  24. CONCLUSSION: Thefrequentpractice of chessslowsbrainageing, and can preventordelayAlzheimer´s

  25. 2.a VOLUNTEER CHESS PLAYERS BRAIN DONATION LUMBAR PUNCTURE

  26. 3 OTHER SOCIAL APPLICATIONS

  27. OTHER SOCIAL USES • HYPERACTIV (ADHD) • AUTISTICS • ASPERGER SYNDROME • CHILDREN WITH CANCER • DOWN SYNDROM • BLIND/DEAF-MUTE/DISABLED

  28. OTHER SOCIAL USES • UNEMPLOYED • INDIGENTS • SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS • PRISONS • REFORMATORIES (remandhomes) • DRUG ADDICTS REHABILITATION

  29. 4 INTERNET

  30. 5 UNIVERSAL

  31. 5.a 178 COUNTRIES! ANY AGE IS GOOD FOR CHESS (3-103 YEARS OLD) GRANDPARENTS TEACH GRANDCHILDREN

  32. 6 LOW COST • CHESS SET: 10 GBP • A GOOD FRIEND, IS A PRICELESS ASSET

  33. 7 GOOD IMAGE CHESS = INTELLIGENCE

  34. 8 HISTORY MORE THAN 1,500 YEARS OF HISTORY

  35. 9 INTERESTING CHARACTERS

  36. 10 SCIENCE WUNDERKIND ART

  37. CLOSE TO THE INFINITE MORE GAMES THAN ATOMS IN THE UNIVERSE

  38. Goethe: “ CHESS IS A TOUCHSTONE OF THE INTELLECT ”

  39. HINDU PROVERB: “ CHESS IS A SEA IN WHICH A GNAT MAY DRINK AND AN ELEPHANT MAY BATHE ”

  40. TARRASCH: “ CHESS, LIKE LOVE, LIKE MUSIC, HAS THE POWER TO MAKE PEOPLE HAPPY ”

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