“What all this shows is that it is unlikely chess has a significant impact on overall cognitive ability. So while it might sound like a quick win – that a game of chess can improve a broad range of skills – unfortunately this is not the case.“

[–] dogsnest@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

^^ tl;dr: ^^ no

[–] Dkarma@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Yeah a lot of times "getting smarter" is simply about looking at things from a different perspective or thinking through issues logically.

While with regard to IQ I don't think it makes one smarter, it definitely exercises your mental faculties and in an aging population that would be extremely beneficial.

[–] Luvs2Spuj@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

I've learned from Lemmy that whenever an author uses a question for a headline the answer is no. I can't remember exactly where or what this was called but it really has changed my scrolling experience.

[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 4 points 2 days ago

If chess made you smarter, every Paradox grand strategy game player would be a genius. Victoria 3 is much more intricate.

[–] Wakmrow@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago

This is a bad article.

Being more "intelligent" makes one better at chess and chess reinforces patterns traditionally seen as a measure of intelligence.

Being good at chess is: memorization and pattern recognition. Being able to abstract and anticipate. All of these things are traditionally seen as intelligence. But that's a bad way of looking at intelligence and chess, generally.