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Message: [QUOTE="ClifSpliffy, post: 3214987, member: 9260"] [B]'So, from this article I learn (and it is counterintuitive to me) that Chess Grand Masters tail off starting in their 40s.'[/B] not to be argumentive, but not really. peak brain (as a matter of empirical analysis) occurs around mid 20s. maybe it plateaus for another 10 years or so, case dependent. so, by 40s, it's measurably receding, especially in recall capacity, a tool extremely useful when enjoying a game of chaturanga, known in its current version as chess. recall, because, in the big leagues of grandmasters, chess history is part and parcel of their training. gambits ([I]'dare il gambettto'[/I] to put a leg forward in order to trip someone--1500s, spain), for example. so friend, while we may be getting 'older but better,' or 'older and wiser,' as a matter of science, by the time humans hit their 40s, our 'ram' capacity is in full retreat, tho still case dependent in pace. don't sneeze too hard. lol. [URL unfurl="true"]https://i.pinimg.com/736x/59/d7/c0/59d7c05d4d932237a9e985e1d157ea7e.jpg[/URL] [/QUOTE]