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.

Seizures and surgeries became common in Griffin’s young life, but chess remained a constant for the boy who started playing at 4 years old. He always came back to chess. Seven months after his ...

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 ...

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.

"I feel like chess is one part of me, and that's why I did so well," the 17-year-old told the TV station. Now, a year after his fourth brain surgery, he's a national chess master. Watch the video ...

Below, brain experts break down all the reasons why you—and your brain—stand to benefit the next time you challenge a friend (or foe) to chess. 3 benefits of playing chess on the brain 1.

Why would an area of the brain devoted to the recognition of faces be activated in chess experts when they view a chess game? To recognize a face, we need to see more than the eyes, nose, and ...

Cognitive Recovery: Cognitive functions like memory, attention, and problem-solving can be impacted by stroke or brain injury. Dr Gupta says that neuroplasticity aids in the restructuring of ...