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My son is a US Chess Federation Life Master, and one thing he did when he was younger and living at home was work a lot of tactics puzzles. I don't have his patience for learning lots of openings a dozen moves deep, but I love working out the tactics puzzles, and they do help you in actual games. They're fun, and you can find them at all levels from easy to excruciatingly difficult.
If you like games like chess, I would recommend a japanese strategy board game called Go. It is also called Weiqi or Baduk.
The rules are pretty simple, but the depth is amazing. I personally found it much more enjoyable than chess.
It's pretty a much an accepted fact one should stay active during retirement. Physically and mentally. They say if one has to work/think about physical tasks that helps the mind just as much as reading. Even basic things like building or repairing things yourself. Chess is similar to physical tasks because one must think about what they do next same as having to disassemble, repair and reassemble something.
If you don't use it you will lose it. That includes the mind along with the body.
A lot of people like to play chess against each other online. I’m sure it’s a lot more fun and interactive than playing alone against a computer program.
Chess can be fun and it is definitely stimulating.
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