Can playing other games make you really bad at chess?

i was just wondering about this and if shooter games or other games that beginners/players play are bad for their rating?

You know what, there could actually a whiff of truth to that. Patience is a crucial part of chess, and it's possible that fast-paced games could erode that patience after some time. I don't see how it could noticeably affect more important aspects like strategy and tactics, though.

That's true but as much as fast-paced games 'evoke' short-term thinking or even impulsivity, the challenge is to keep a bright mind within all the action. Same thing on the chess board really. Chess is actually a very fast-paced game once you see what's going on inside the player's minds.

Lol well great news there is some shooting chess games

FPS chess (a shooter game where when you capture you fight)

Shotgun king (Not really fast paced but a king with a shotgun)

I don't think it matters; I'm sure our brain is capable of distinguishing chess from a faster paced game (whether it be by the muscle memory being different or the different game skillset etc. doesn't really matter much). 

I play many faster paced games, yet my chess seems like an unrelated thing. For reference, my rapid and daily time controls on chess.com are higher than my bullet and blitz and I just got back from a USCF rated event where my rating went up a little...so yeah I think the brain can adapt to different games and recognize when one game requires speed and the other requires patience.

no? if anything it can help. If you play other TBS or RTS games it will help your strategic thinking a lot. For example I like to play magic and there's things that apply in both games like keeping resources in reserve and not over commiting to an attack.

im a beginner to chess would the video game called brawl stars have any effect on how you play in chess? Titanchess666 please answer you are a FM which is my goal and i want to know if video games are slowing or removing that goal

Some strategy games may have similarly applicable strategy to chess (and help each other), but the best way to improve at chess is to work on chess. Same goes for anything else. If I want to get better at golf (which at the higher levels also features a ton of strategy), then you practice golf (and not chess even though both have strategy).

If chess is your focus (especially becoming a titled player one day), then Brawl Stars probably won't be as beneficial for this goal as working on chess would.

Different games make you think in different ways. In turn, this trains your brain in different areas, which may help you understand different approaches to the chess better. Even first-person shooter has similarities - while you can win with just "hard skills" (aim and movement), you really want to think a bit more strategically, or else you may find yourself overextended -> surrounded and defeated, or out of action while enemies do whatever they want... gaining positional advantage on enemy is also a frequent thing (considering your and enemy weapons and abilities). You simply have to play on two layers to reach full potential. This is similar to how in chess you have to think both in short tern (1-3 turns) and in long tern (strategical positioning of pieces and pawns).

There is no conclusive evidence. Preliminary results indicate their might be a positive correlation, for example chess players can benefit from playing Dota at a semi-professional level, as they have a higher chance of winning the Candidates tournament. But it's not entirely clear. It appears that these players also have higher chances of losing the Chess World Championship matches, statistically.

I think that if you take a break from chess and don't practice as much, you will most likely play worse, I don't think there is a link to playing other games and being worse at Chess. As long as you practice regularly, you'll be completely fine

Games that require quick thinking and problem-solving can sharpen your cognitive flexibility, which can be useful in adapting to different positions in chess.