If you've been wondering if our video game driven kids have the ability to quietly sit still for hours, just go to a youth chess tournament.
It's amazing. I can't sit still that long.
It's amazing. I can't sit still that long.
And yet, a good game of chess, or any similar mental battle, can be as intense an experience as any of our modern information-overload diversions (this from someone who enjoys them both). The loss here is in how few people are investigating these classic games to see that for themselves.