Chess And Magic. Options

It is said that the game of Chess is an excellent way for developing: concentration, logic, patience, iq levels, and much more. Close scrutiny would show that chess would be an excellent tool for magical training, just as concentration and visualisation are.

I'm willing to suggest that an hour of chess per day can enhance the levels of the mind to an extraordinary level, and extremely prudent for magical growth. Creativity, logic, concentration, comparison, etc.

What do you believe? Any chess players here?

This post has been edited by NecroReaper: Jan 28 2007, 03:14 AM

I see what you're saying. However, I've seen magic crack and shatter minds as well as build them. Chess doesn't really do that--if people become *too* obsessed with it, they're kicked out of chess clubs and tournaments and generally get a wakeup call. Games of skill generally don't make weak minds delusional. Magic can, in the wrong hands, and in some exceptionally screwed up people, it rips them apart by giving them a sense of power that they don't actually possess.

Just my $3.