Chess and Education
by John Artise The game of chess makes one of the most important contributions to the field of education. Inherent in it are the basic principles of psychological learning theory: Memory, Pattern Recognition, Decision making, and Reinforcement. All of these variables...Chess Improves Academic Performance
Chess has long been recognized throughout the world as a builder of strong intellects, but only recently has the United States begun to recognize that chess improves academic performance through improving the cognitive abilities, rational thinking and reasoning of...From Street Kids to Royal Knights
How a caring teacher and the game of chess changed lives in the ghetto by Jo Coudert A Whoosh of flame startled teacher Bill Hall as he walked into his classroom. Whirling around, he saw 15-Year-old Jose Tavarez holding a lighter to a spray can of deodorant....One Boy’s Chess Story
My son is now 11. Diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD), he has had real social and behavioral difficulties since he was 18 months old, when we were asked to remove him from our church-based day-care. Subsequently, he was thrown out of several...Chess Makes Kids Smarter
Chess lovers have long contended that chess should be a valuable classroom tool. Chess makes kids smarter and it can provide an intellectually stimulating, rewarding activity, but it can also teach discipline, concentration, planning and all the other good things...Chess is the Gymnasium of the Mind
Chess is the gymnasium of the mind and is variously described as a science, an art and a sport. It has the virtue of being completely free of the element of luck: the result of each game depends entirely upon the skill of the players. A youngster who plays chess soon...Elliott’s Chess School DVD makes learning chess simple
Some people are entirely new to chess, but must of us know at least how the pieces move. People that are watching Elliott’s Chess School DVD’s say it is outstanding and are recommending it to friends. Not only is his teaching so complete, step-by-step, and...About
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