>>723531128 (OP)
Chess and video games are antithetical. Chess is a thinking man's game of strategy; video games are passive entertainment. And no, eSports are not in any way comparable to chess.
>>723531915
Videogames are antithetical to chess only in the sense that they are completely inferior systems to chess. If videogames werent all shit/made for people who like eating shit then they fundamentally wouldnt be any different than chess or go.
>>723533428
It helps a lot in the first few moves and the last few moves. In the middle, you're "out of theory" and are actually playing strategy and tactics.
>>723531915 >video games are passive entertainment
That's TV/movies and arguably music and literature. Even if vidya require less brainpower than chess or books, it's far more active.