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Questions related to cognitive, motivational and other psychological aspects of chess, both during and before/after games.

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Why do so many children stop playing chess?

I've spoken to many people who played chess as children; some of them were very good players, playing at the national level. Around age 11 or 12 they stopped playing chess competitively and lost inter …