The Season For Giving

Merry Christmas to all the chess players out there reading this blog! For Christmas, I thought I'd try something different for today's post. This is the season for giving, and I'm sure there are some great ways to give to others through chess.

One charity that uses chess to help others is The Silver Knights Alzheimer's Prevention Charity. Over the years, many chess fans have noted that serious chess players seem to very rarely have Alzheimer's later in life; it seems that there's a growing amount of clinical data that has started to support this (other games and activities that stimulate the brain seem to have similar effects). The Silver Knights promote using chess both as a weapon against Alzheimer's and as a quality-of-life tool to improve the lives of seniors.

Of course, that's just one example that I found. I'm sure there are countless other ways that chess can be used to improve peoples' lives, and I'd love to hear about them. Feel free to post comments about the chess-related charities and causes you think everyone should remember around the holidays. Happy Holidays, everyone!