Does playing chess improve logical thinking?

When learning the rules of chess we discovered that the primary goal is to checkmate the opposing King. That means we must conduct our 16-man army as a unified "command", working together to deliver checkmate....

Nobody ever got better at chess just by throwing money at the problem. You can buy every training disk on the market, but they won't do you a bit of good unless you use them. Don't sleep with them under...

Points to remember: Talk to yourself and ask after every move of your opponent- am I getting anything? Play slow; if you play fast, the chances of doing mistakes and blunders are more. Follow opening...

The best time to trade men is when you can capture men worth more than the ones you will be giving up, which is called "winning material"But the opportunity to do this may not arise if your opponent is...

Open with a Center pawn. Develop with threats. Knights before Bishops. Don't move the same piece twice. Make as few pawn moves as possible in the opening. Don't bring out your Queen too early. Castle...