Grandmasters and simply outstanding chess players live on average 7-8 years longer than ordinary people.

This conclusion was reached by scientists who asked to find out whether chess lovers die early.

"We have refuted the popular myth that the life of a chess grandmaster is short. In reality, they live significantly longer than other people - in some cases, 14 years more than normal - write Philip Clark of the University of Melbourne (Australia) and his colleagues in the journal PLoS One.

Scientists compared the data on life expectancy and health condition of 1,2 thousand still living or already dead grandmasters and about 15 thousand medalists of the Olympic Games.

It turned out that chess players live much longer than ordinary people and no less than the Olympians.

In this case, players who became grandmasters in 30 years, and previously lived on average lived to 84 years.

The longest chess players live in the US and developed countries in Europe.

Scientists associate the longevity of grandmasters with both the standard of living (outstanding players monitor their health and live in better conditions) and with mental exercises that reduce the likelihood of dementia.

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