Judges sentence youth offenders to chess, with promising results

Re:Judges sentence youth offenders to chess, with promising ... by projectramo on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @11:34AM (#17347620)

Yes, if this had backfired I wonder if people would talk about how chess "Makes you see everything in black and white. You win or lose, or rarely draw. There is no team work!"

It would be interesting to know if chess is more effective than, say, reading or making movies. There is something intellectual about it.

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Re:Judges sentence youth offenders to chess, with promising ... by nerdponx on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @01:15PM (#17348453)

I imagine there's something beneficial in the fact that it's competitive, and therefore non-solitary. You're forced to interact with your opponent.

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Re:Judges sentence youth offenders to chess, with promising ... by galkk on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @02:24PM (#17349112)

Depends on the definition of interaction. In professional chess you aren't allowed to interact with opponent (talk etc) at all. All you do is greet, make moves, record them and offer draw, resign or accept resignation. You can have some interaction later.

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