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What real world benefits are there to playing chess?
I think people rapidly bring up the intellectual aspect of the game -- the obvious benefits of studying and improving which should be applicable in other areas, also.
But what is very clear to me, ...
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Does having played the actual game make it easier to spot a tactic?
It depends.
Sometimes you set up tactics during games (Example: Pinning a pawn to threaten a piece, which is now undefended due to the pin), and this of course makes it really easy to spot tactics ...
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Can electronic music really have a positive effect on online chess?
Surprisingly, the answer is yes. Listening to music can increase blood flow to the brain. Musicians are also known to have more gray matter in the frontal cortex which can form more complex neural ...
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Will repetitive thoughts affect chess calculation and visualization?
I think that chess calculation is one of the most difficult parts of chess training.
If my memory does not betray me, in the first book that was written about chess calculation "Think Like a ...
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What real world benefits are there to playing chess?
The common answers to benefits of [insert mental exercise here] include patience, concentration, critical thinking, reduced Alzheimer's risk, etc.
But anecdotally, good chess players are usually ...
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What explains self destructive behaviour?
People do this all the time when they are frustrated, not just in chess. The term is called tilting. I've fallen victim to this state many times.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilt_(poker)
A notable ...
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Which books cover the concept of Imagination and Creativity in Chess?
Two much older (dating from the 50's and 60's) books which cover these topics under the general banner of psychology are Psychology in Chess by Nicolai Krogius and The Chess Mind by Gerald Abrahams.
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Does having played the actual game make it easier to spot a tactic?
I'm a very, very, very amateur player, so advice others have given is probably better for you, but if it's got a list of the moves in the game to get to that point, I think I'd actually place the ...
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What real world benefits are there to playing chess?
From my own perspective, and nothing more:
Chess teaches studying, patience, strategy, adaptation, spatial relations, perseverance, and more.
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How can I deal with low confidence and 'chess esteem' while I am learning to play, even when I repeat mistakes?
I was originally planning to make this as a comment, but then it became a bit longer than planned, and maybe not as coherent as I would've liked.
Realistically, going from ~300 to 1300 rating as an ...
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How can I deal with low confidence and 'chess esteem' while I am learning to play, even when I repeat mistakes?
While losing may not be fun, it's not the case at all it comes with no feedback. In fact, I welcome losses as they teach you more than wins at what you can improve. One of my favorite chess activities ...
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Does having played the actual game make it easier to spot a tactic?
Our brain mostly works on habits everyday whether one is aware of it or not. So one can be good at an activity based on how many repetitions/ frequency he has performed that apart from one's own ...
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What explains self destructive behaviour?
It would be a wonder if not (therefore I suggest to rephrase your question a bit, forist surely will make helpful suggestions how).
I myself most definitely am an example, for fuzzy values of "...
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