Social Action Commission

[Chris Rice]

I must admit I had no idea that FIDE had set such a commission up. Their work seems actually relevant with some really good ideas. The attached report details:

1) The Smart Girl Project; and
2/ Alzheimer Prevention

http://www.fide.com/images/stories/NEWS ... nex_27.pdf

[Jonathan Bryant]

2/ Alzheimer Prevention

"We propose to research the effects of chess on the brain ...."


That is to be welcomed. The flow of ill-informed 'chess cures/prevents/is the remedy for dementia' nonsense that this report will probably generate is not.

[JustinHorton]

"We propose to research the effects of chess on the brain ...."

An open goal if ever I saw one.

[Francis Fields]

The problem with the 'ill informed nonsense' is that if you read it too much you start to believe it.


Francis

[David Robertson]

"We propose to research the effects of chess on the brain ...." That is to be welcomed

"welcomed" that FIDE is contemplating research in advanced neuroscience? Surely not

[Jonathan Bryant]

"We propose to research the effects of chess on the brain ...." That is to be welcomed

"welcomed" that FIDE is contemplating research in advanced neuroscience? Surely not

Not that FIDE are, but that the research is being undertaken. Unless I"m mistaken that Dr. Friedland is a pukka researcher who’s published in the area in proper academic journals and everything. This is A Good Thing. If FIDE choose to misrepresent the state of that research that would be A Bad Thing.


@Francis.

On the contrary. I think I have a claim to have read as much ill-informed nonsense in this area as anybody, if not more so. I don’t find myself tempted to believe any of it.

[David Robertson]

"We propose to research the effects of chess on the brain ...." That is to be welcomed

"welcomed" that FIDE is contemplating research in advanced neuroscience? Surely not

Not that FIDE are, but that the research is being undertaken

Ah, right. Now I see. Friedland has been pottering about in this for a while, and FIDE are hitching a lift. I see (and share) your concerns now, especially since nothing by Friedland (nor by others) has yet been replicated satisfactorily (tmk).

[Clive Blackburn]

It could potentially be very confusing for chess players if the Social Action Commission started being referred to by the acronym SAC

[Chris Rice]

There is going to be a film project in Tromsø on Chess Brains http://en.chessbase.com/post/film-proje ... ess-brains

[Jonathan Bryant]

There is going to be a film project in Tromsø on Chess Brains http://en.chessbase.com/post/film-proje ... ess-brains

Q. "Do they know something about life that we don’t?"

A. 'No'.

[Chris Rice]

Online Psychology Degree lists seven surprising health benefits of playing chess:

• Grows dendrites (signal conductors from the neuron cells in your brain)
• Exercises both sides of the brain
• Prevents Alzheimer's disease
• Helps treat schizophrenia
• Improves children's thinking and problem-solving skills
• Builds self-confidence
• Helps with rehabilitation and therapy

http://www.onlinepsychologydegree.net/2 ... ing-chess/

[Mick Norris]

Which of those 7 is actually true?

[MartinCarpenter]

Some maybe Given some players I'd be very unsure about self confidence!

[Jonathan Bryant]

Online Psychology Degree ...

... seems unaware that the study it is references with regard to chess and dementia doesn’t actually mention chess. At all.