Chess is cool

Video Description

Chess has become a lot more popular since the pandemic became a thing, and with the Netflix show Queens Gambit exploding. But will it continue to grow as a game in our increasingly online world? In this video, I take a look at the rich history of chess, and a couple of studies to understand how the game is affecting our brain and actually makes us smarter. But in the end, chess is just a game. However, it's a game that teaches us a lot, not just strategically, but about life too. 00:00 Introduction 01:48 History 03:59 Study 1 05:58 Study 2 06:47 Conclusion Here are the two studies that I go over in the video: First study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4715404/#R3 Second study: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006899314002479?via%3Dihub#t0005