TIL about a study analyzing chess games played in professional tournaments from 1890 to 2014, examining how age affects cognitive ability. It found that individual performance increases sharply until the early 20s, levels off, peaks around 35, and then gradually declines with age.

https://www.weforum.org/stories/2020/10/chess-study-suggests-human-brain-peaks-at-35-year…
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