Blindfold chess bad for health ??

Simultaneous chess exibitions were banned in SSSR starting from 1930. as they apparently can have serious impact on one's health ? There are tons of internet articles about the topic.

Originally posted by ivan2908
Simultaneous chess exibitions were banned in SSSR starting from 1930. as they apparently can have serious impact on one's health ? There are tons of internet articles about the topic.

I do not know, I've found some pages written by doctors on the topic who second the idea. Also if it was banned in SSSR for that reason, that says something.

Originally posted by ivan2908
I do not know, I've found some pages written by doctors on the topic who second the idea. Also if it was banned in SSSR for that reason, that says something.

Originally posted by Mad Rook
Links, please! I'm always interested in this kind of chess trivia. 🙂

Originally posted by ivan2908
http://www.chessclub.com/resources/articles/article11_7.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindfold_chess (near the bottom "Health concerns"😉

there are dozen of others just google "blindfold chess hazard"

Here's a research paper opining that the concerns are unfounded. Check out the blindfold chess section on page 5.

http://www.wjh.harvard.edu/~cfc/Chabris2005b.pdf

In paragraph 3 of that section, the paper states, "Hearst and Knott (2005) generally find that supposed examples of serious health hazards from playing simultaneous blindfold chess are unfounded."

Of course, you have to decide for yourself if you want to expose yourself to possible health risks by playing an excessive number of blindfold simuls.

Originally posted by ivan2908
Simultaneous chess exibitions were banned in SSSR starting from 1930. as they apparently can have serious impact on one's health ? There are tons of internet articles about the topic.

Originally posted by wormwood
soviets in the 30's also thought you can move physical objects with your thoughts.

Originally posted by Ignatious Max
What? You mean that you can't?? O_o

Originally posted by wormwood
well I'm my thirties, but not soviet. 😕

and psychokinesis didn't help them much against the finnish mojo in 1939-44 either, so I think I'm good. sisu!

Originally posted by wormwood
soviets in the 30's also thought you can move physical objects with your thoughts.

Originally posted by Ignatious Max
Darnit; there go my dreams of becoming a jedi master. :-(