The risk of playing chess

There is something very special about playing chess. During a game your heart often races and your blood pressure rises. Evolution has set this up: in times of stress, pour out adrenaline and prepare the individual for a physical fight – or a lightening retreat. Can it be healthy for chess players to experience this while they sit motionless, for a number of hours? In part three of their series, Prof. Christian Hesse and Frederic Friedel discuss this question.

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