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Originally Posted by jswirs
No one here has mentioned drinking of alcohol. I think alcohol may accelerate loss of memory and cognitive ability.
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Yeah, it can. But some believe it works the other way too.
Back in my college years I played a lot of tournament chess. I remember one tournament in Fargo ND when by the luck of the draw I had the opportunity to play Stepan Popel, noted chessmaster and author. He's been gone for a lot of years. Anyway during our game he had a thermos bottle, out of which every now and then he took a sip. I figured coffee. But nope. Brandy! Didn't seem to impair his playing ability in the least.