I prefer chess to Tetris. I like a clear goal, something achievable in a short time span. I like something where I have to think. I don't like shooter games (or

I prefer chess to Tetris. I like a clear goal, something achievable in a short time span. I like something where I have to think. I don't like shooter games (or Tetris): I mean, what's the point? Has chess improved my thinking skills in other areas such as mathematics. I don't think so. So, as I type this, I am trying to work out why I like chess. Some reasons: I have some friends who also like to play, so it provides an impetus for us to get together. I have got better as I got older. I have given it away a number of times, principally because of work commitments or because other entertainments such as bridge (the card game) has captured my interest. But as I mentioned, I have got better as I got older. This is a source of satisfaction. My sporting abilities have very obviously got worse (or become nonexistent), so it encourages me to find I am getting better at some things. I am sixty now and could easily beat both my 16 year old self and my 30 year old self. Just writing that perks me up.