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• Chess is not only a fun game to play and learn that can provide a lifetime of enjoyment, it is also a powerful educational tool.
• Any game can help build self-esteem and confidence but chess is one of the few that fully exercises our minds.
• Most six or seven year olds can follow the basic rules and some children as young as five can play.
• Chess can enhance and develop:
• Concentration
• Patience
• Perseverance
• Creativity
• Intuition
• Memory
• Critical Thinking
• Problem Solving Skills
• Flexibility of Thinking
• Chess can equally challenge the minds of girls and boys, gifted and average,
athletic and non-athletic, rich and poor.
• Chess teaches the importance of planning and the consequences of decisions.
• Chess teaches how to win and lose gracefully. |
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