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People who do a lot of crosswords puzzles are fairly good at reading in general regardless of their educational level. This on its own opens up a huge way to ex
by mettamage 3y ago
People who do a lot of crosswords puzzles are fairly good at reading in general regardless of their educational level. This on its own opens up a huge way to exercise your mind: reading books (e.g. fiction) or reading other things.
For chess, don't know how that one would work. If the thought patterns are generalized (i.e. thinking a few steps ahead) then I can see how that exercises the mind.
- randcraw 3y agoCasual chess seems is entirely lookahead search, AFAIK. But competitive chess involves a lot more, from learning the classic strategies (openings, midgames, endings, combo play), to recognizing style and intent in the historical game play of masters, to creatively mixing broad strategies with narrow tactics, to sussing or psyching out your opponent. There's enough there to keep the little gray cells busy for a lifetime.