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gentleman11 on July 30, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Study finds learning music won’t make children sma...

I don’t care what a study says in my case: chess makes you smarter. It makes you better able to concentrate, visualize, and plan. Not sure if it helps you discover anagrams or find number patterns on an iq test but who cares

cerebrum on July 31, 2020 [–]

> chess makes you smarter

Why do you believe that? Did you do an assessment before and after practicing chess?

Edit: I also linked to an article about studies in my other comment.

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