Chess was and remains one of the best intellectual games. Their advantage is undoubted. This game is the excellent "exercises" for the brain synchronizing its hemispheres.
Chess played the significant role in development of many of scientists, politicians, philosophers, artists and musicians famous now. Their property to synchronize brain hemispheres, contributing to its harmonious development, it is actually invaluable. During the game in chess both abstract, and logical thinking is used. The component is responsible for logical the left hemisphere, the right hemisphere is responsible for "playing" of options and modeling of the global situation on the board. The mnemonic component of chess is very important too as players use both the short-term, and long-term memory, operating with digital, visual and color information.
The important ability to predict events, to count options and outcomes, to make the significant courses and to make fast decisions – all these skills is received by the chess player. What before people begins to play chess, that they have the greater influence on its development both in personal, and in the intellectual plan. Chess develops thinking of the child, improves concentration and memory. Besides they form emotional resistance, rigid will, aspiration to victories. Inevitable defeats teach people to lose adequately, treats himself with adequate criticism, to analyze actions, taking even from defeat important experience.
The shortest possible game of chess is the so-called "foolish mat" which consists of only two courses.
Chess is very much recommended to nervous and impatient people as teach patience and assiduity. Besides change of the periods of vigorous brain activity and the periods of relaxation is very useful to them.
Unfortunately, as practically any thing in this world, chess possesses the number of shortcomings. At serious hobby for this game of people leads the inactive life. Often people with the loosened nervous system badly endure losses, especially, if they get on too strong opponent at once. Then they can fall into melancholy or despondency. Too long series of defeats without uniform victory can lead to development of the depression. The children who are carried away by chess often forget about need of physical development and strengthening of the musculoskeletal system. The stereotype that chess players – thin people wearing spectacles which in any situation can't stand for themselves, arose not from scratch.
In attempt to unite physical and intellectual development the chessboxing was created. Chessboxing competitions alternate rounds on the ring and rounds on the chessboard.
So if to consider chess not as the professional sports field, and as the intelligent exercise machine, you shouldn't forget about other aspects of life.