Academics & Studies

How To Teach Chess To Your Kids
How To Teach Chess To Your Kids 900 506 Chess Club For Kids

Parents ask us how they can get more involved with their child’s chess experience and education. Chess is a wonderful game that offers numerous benefits for kids, such as improved critical thinking, concentration, problem-solving skills, and strategic planning. Teaching your child chess not only introduces them to a captivating game but also helps nurture important…

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Phiona Mutesi, “The Queen of Katwe”, visits Sonoma County’s Chess For Kids
Phiona Mutesi, “The Queen of Katwe”, visits Sonoma County’s Chess For Kids 900 675 Chess Club For Kids

From THE PRESS DEMOCRAT: Phiona Mutesi, whose aptitude for the game of chess took her from an impoverished African slum and transformed her into the Queen of Katwe, the subject of a Hollywood movie, shared the inspiring story of her life Saturday with a group of young students in Rohnert Park. “Chess has given me…

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A Review of Key Chess Studies
A Review of Key Chess Studies 150 150 Chess Club For Kids

SUMMARY: Langen (1992) claims that “children who learn chess at an early age achieve more in the traditional maths and sciences. Chinese, European and American research all find significant correlational values after just one year of systematic chess exposure.” Langen also states: “The most striking benefits are those associated with problem-solving and creativity.”

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Chess and Standard Test Scores
Chess and Standard Test Scores 150 150 Chess Club For Kids

SUMMARY: Regular (non-honors) Elementary students who participated in a school Chess Club showed twice the improvement of non-chess players in Reading and Mathematics between third and fifth grades on the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills. In fifth grade, regular track chess players scored 4.3 TLI points higher in Reading (p

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Academic Correlations
Academic Correlations 150 150 Chess Club For Kids

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 interact during a game of chess and produce the results of…

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