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Re:Armenia is the first country in the world to make chess m... by hsmyers on Monday March 25, 2013 @12:05AM (#5435397)
I think I know what you mean---but I'm not sure. If the exercise of the mind can be said to make you smarter, then surely chess is an excellent activity. Or is that not what you meant?
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Re:Armenia is the first country in the world to make chess m... by Cushman on Monday March 25, 2013 @12:15AM (#5435438)
The only thing you exercise by playing chess is your memory of chess strategy. I'm sure there are ancillary benefits to that, but it's not really a complex intellectual activity the way it's commonly perceived.
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