The remarkable benefits of chess, according to Dr. Gregory Ward, could potentially help athletes better understand and manage ...

A 9-year-old boy uses chess as part of his recovery after having half his brain disconnected to treat severe seizures.

The remarkable benefits of chess, according to Dr. Gregory Ward, could potentially help athletes better understand and manage brain injuries, paving the way for better and faster recoveries.

Nine minutes after the Denver Chess Club tournament started Oct. 16 in an Embassy Suites hotel, and eight months after his fourth brain surgery, Griffin McConnell sat down to compete.

Competing in a chess tournament was only a hope for 17-year-old Griffin of Golden. Doctors had just finished his second hemispherectomy. The brain surgery was Griffin’s fourth since being ...

Nine minutes after the Denver Chess Club tournament started Oct. 16 in an Embassy Suites hotel, and eight months after his fourth brain surgery, Griffin McConnell sat down to compete.

The most critical phase of AB’s chess brain preservation—and the one that turned out to be the most insightful—would have to wait until the surgery itself began.

Chess and the Brain Chess expertise changes the brain in a surprising way. Posted July 21, 2011. Share. Tweet. Share. Email. If you were to investigate the brain of a chess expert, where would ...

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