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(Disclaimer, I’m the founder of chess67.com) There is a very tangible benefit to people playing in chess that has nothing to do with the game itself. One examp
by k2xl 26d ago
(Disclaimer, I’m the founder of chess67.com)
There is a very tangible benefit to people playing in chess that has nothing to do with the game itself. One example is for kids - I think kids playing chess (particularly over the board) learn quite a lot from the game. For example, etiquette (being respectful to your opponent), patience, logic, etc… but one of the best things they learn is how to lose. In chess you lose a lot. Asymptotically vast majority of players will lose approximately 50% of their games. Learning how to lose (respectfully), learn from your mistakes, then overcome them is really great process to learn. Doing this in real life rather than over the screen is also completely different.
Combine that with the game being fun and the social aspects (meeting new people, making friends)… chess very much transfers to real life in my view
- 6_7 26d agoI'm sorry, the founder of chess what dot com?
- tsoj 26d agoLMAO
- jan_m_savage 26d agoI am too simple, could you pls share why that's funny...
- toasty228 26d ago> For example, etiquette (being respectful to your opponent), patience, logic, etc… but one of the best things they learn is how to lose. That's valid for pretty much every kids sports/games though
- gnufied 26d agoSo a lot of games/sports kids could cry out - "that is not fair". There is an element of luck in most board games. Chess is the first board game you can introduce to your kid that has no element of luck whatsoever. It could be brutal. I have seen 7-9 year olds coming out crying after a game in a tournament. But it also may be requires very good parenting to handle all the emotional distress. Chess also is obviously accessible. It is an emotional rollercoaster to engage kids in Chess tbh. We are ready to sometimes throw the towel every other week. :-)
- k2xl 25d ago[dead]
- xdavidliu 26d agoi used to play poker casually, and the part that I found most interesting and most useful was not the reading other peoples' body language / tells or the probability calculations, but rather the practicing of regulating my own emotions
- jan_m_savage 26d agopoker is different game-- more in tune with applied game theory but also, as you said, self-regulation and psychological introspection.
- rigrassm 26d ago> (Disclaimer, I’m the founder of chess67.com) You're so evil lol.
- kelipso 26d agoCreated Feb or March this year it looks like lol.
- k2xl 25d agoLOL. So here is the truth: I named it because my oldest son was really into the “67” meme. I was trying to come up with a domain name, everything decent seemed taken, and chess67.com was available. I figured it would just be a temporary name until I came up with something better. Then it stuck. I will say it has been easy for my customers to remember the name!