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Mindful Chess and Chess In Fiction

Updated: Oct 21, 2019



People often ask us what the difference is between regular chess and “Mindful Chess”. In truth, we believe all chess is mindful. Mindfulness is the state of focusing one’s awareness on the present moment and this is what the chess player must do if they want to succeed. All external worries are ideally abandoned, leaving the mind to dedicate its’ full attention to the board.