| If the title seems a little odd and you're thinking that | | | | programming and a number of other activities that |
| there is some snake oil being sold here, you might | | | | require a great deal of thought. It is believed that chess |
| want to read what comes next before you make any | | | | is one of the best ways to keep the mind active. In an |
| judgments. Chess can actually help slow such terrible | | | | MS patient, this can literally add years to their lives, |
| diseases as MS and Alzheimer's. What follows will try | | | | even though MS in itself is not fatal.For Alzheimer's |
| to explain why, in simple terms that even non medical | | | | patients, this mental activity is even more important as |
| people can understand.Chess is probably one of the | | | | this disease swiftly takes the patient's memory from |
| most difficult games in the world to play. Not because | | | | him. By actively playing a game of chess, the patient is |
| it is physically demanding but because of the amount | | | | forced not only to remember how each piece moves |
| of brain power it takes to play the game well. Chess | | | | but also what openings, middle games and end games |
| requires you to make a number of moves, at least in | | | | to play in a certain situation. The encyclopedia of |
| tournament play, in a certain amount of time. With the | | | | knowledge that a person needs to posses in order to |
| infinite number of moves available to a player, | | | | play a competent game of chess is vast. The longer |
| especially as the game progresses, this becomes no | | | | this person is able to retain this knowledge the longer |
| small task. Some of the greatest minds of our time | | | | he will be able to retain knowledge and memories of |
| become extremely fatigued in the latter stages of a | | | | other things in his life. This ultimately leads to the |
| chess game, especially if the game goes beyond 40 | | | | person stalling the course of the disease, at least for a |
| moves, which many games do. In order to continue | | | | time.Please understand, chess is not a magic cure. |
| play at the highest level at this stage of the game | | | | Eventually these diseases will take all of those who |
| requires amazing concentration.So how exactly does | | | | suffer from them. But in engaging in a thought |
| this help people who suffer from MS and Alzheimer's | | | | producing game like chess, the person can at least |
| and other neurological diseases?Studies have shown | | | | enjoy as much of his later years while living with their |
| that people who suffer from these diseases in general | | | | illness as possible. Not only that, but in the process they |
| are less likely to suffer from a swift deterioration of | | | | will be engaging in a game that is enjoyable, gives one |
| the disease if they are mentally very active. This | | | | a sense of accomplishment and is unequalled by any |
| activity can take the form of many things, such as | | | | game in this world as far as prestige.It's what they call |
| doing crossword puzzles, math problems, computer | | | | going out with honor. |