Abstract: Mental tension leads to the loss in self-confidence, bad temper, foul play and committing mistakes, which in the normal relaxed state they would not have done. The present study determine the negative mental health of Chess Players and Non Chess Players. The, Mental health was measured by the using General Health Questionnaire (GHQ -12) . The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) is a measure of current mental health and since its development by Goldberg in the 1970s it has been extensively used in different settings and different cultures. The 12-item GHQ-12 comprises six ‘NEGATIVE’ and six ‘negative’ items . The sample consisted of 50 Chess Players and 50 and non Chess Players from Nanded at the end of 2017-18 academic year in their study.

| DOI: 10.17148/IARJSET.2021.81234