will chess really make people go insane?

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Gump_forest

will chess really make people go evil ,unkind, hateful and remain lonely and deppressed??

blueemu

You don't have to be crazy to play chess, but it helps.

Chuck639

Can you imagine a life where chess is the centre piece of yourself?

I would pity the fool…fools

Methushi_Fernando

honestly "YES"😂

Gump_forest

oh gosh

KeSetoKaiba

No. I believe chess (or other mentally straining things) can bring out those mental weaknesses of people. If someone comes out as "evil" then it wasn't chess which made them that way. Perhaps playing a Karpov-style positional squeeze sadistically game after game has enhanced their personality trait, but the player was "evil" before they played chess - chess just highlighted this nature. 

Same goes for other traits too. If someone is constantly sacrificing pieces and not playing the needs of the position, then perhaps they are forcing their ideas on the board and might be impatient people by nature. Chess didn't make them impatient, it merely highlighted this trait. 

"Chess doesn't drive people mad, it keeps mad people sane." - Bill Hartston (British Chess Champion and Journalist)

KeSetoKaiba
blueemu wrote:

You don't have to be crazy to play chess, but it helps.

lol

MindDestroyer19

Chess is making me mad these days .More violent .I just become mad ,throw things ,punch and bang the wall .Completely crazy and its making me lose my control .Chess I think will make people unfriendly i guess .

KeSetoKaiba
MindDestroyer19 wrote:

Chess is making me mad these days .More violent .I just become mad ,throw things ,punch and bang the wall .Completely crazy and its making me lose my control .Chess I think will make people unfriendly i guess .

https://www.chess.com/blog/KeSetoKaiba/rage-in-chess 

Chess doesn't make people unfriendly; chess just brings this emotion out because losing in chess can be REALLY hard to handle sometimes. Unlike games like poker with some luck element, or team sports like baseball, chess is a solo game with no luck and you are 100% to blame. This is tough to swallow. Of course, it means any win or accomplishment on your chess journey is also 100% your success too, but chess is not easy and it makes sense it could draw out these strong emotions in people. 

Chess is putting them to the test in ways which they likely haven't been challenged before wink.png

Gump_forest
kingattacker3 wrote:

Well I am still going to play chess lol 

 lol me too xd ,even though more i play more deppressed i become even if i win sad.png, things are getting dark but ok i guess a break for 1 or 2 days will make things fine i guess

Chuck639
royalknight101 wrote:
Chuck639 wrote:

Can you imagine a life where chess is the centre piece of yourself?

I would pity the fool…fools

well literally the elite players all suffered in the past, this game was nothing but bloodshed

I see where you are going with this and I won’t drop any names nor have sympathy. They all got what they deserved.

Gump_forest
royalknight101 wrote:

some have even gotten PTSD, depression, or just plain insanity from the game itself and become more delusional as the years go by while others who are crazy play the game as they feel like its one of the only few things that keeps them going or trying in life

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Gump_forest
Methushi_Fernando wrote:

honestly "YES"😂

XD

Gump_forest
MindDestroyer19 wrote:

Chess is making me mad these days .More violent .I just become mad ,throw things ,punch and bang the wall .Completely crazy and its making me lose my control .Chess I think will make people unfriendly i guess .

Methushi_Fernando

however guys those are only disadvantages of chess : ) 

think 'bout the benefits too like boost ur brain, it makes man more wiser & clear sightedwink.png

Gump_forest
MindDestroyer19 wrote:

Chess is making me mad these days .More violent .I just become mad ,throw things ,punch and bang the wall .Completely crazy and its making me lose my control .Chess I think will make people unfriendly i guess .

i quitted chess 5 months ago when this same situation occured to me ,maybe if u feel like that  u should seriously consider taking a break happy.png ,

btw i still didnt got the rematch xd (note  dont punch me XD,im just saying)

Gump_forest
Methushi_Fernando wrote:

however guys those are only disadvantages of chess : ) 

think 'bout the benefits too like boost ur brain, it makes man more wiser & clear sighted

u have point but i think anything in excess can be dangerous

MindDestroyer19

Lol this madness can also be termed as "Elo Anxiety " Lol. 

tygxc

Research shows that chess is even beneficial to people with mental disorder.
That may explain why the game attracts people with a predisposition for mental disorder.

ArvindNR_98

"Chess doesn't drive people mad, it keeps mad people sane" 

-Bill Hartston

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