Sunday, July 20, 2008

Why learn chess? Here are the answers.

Benefits of learning chess.

Most of us thought that chess is just a game for fun, but did you know that……

Ø Chess is a sport- it is included in the MSSPP, MSSM Sea Games, Olympiad and there are lots of chess tournaments in Penang, Selangor and more.

Ø Chess is found as required curricula in nearly 30 countries-to name a few advanced countries US, UK, Canada and more.

Ø Chess is a science-it increases students’ ability to apply principle like science and they are able to solve problem better.

Ø Vancouver B.C. the Math and Chess Learning Center has developed a series of workbooks to assist (Canadian) in Maths-they recognize that there is a correlation between chess playing and math skills development.

Ø Better academic performance in academic- there are researches and studies which prove this statement.

Facts and studies

The information given isn't said by us, but it is said by expert, author and government. For further information, please visit the website as shown below:

Ø http://www.piteamchess.com/chess_research_summary.htm
Ø http://www.bichess.com/chessineducation.pdf.pdf
Ø http://www.geocities.com/chess_camp/research.html
Ø http://www.main.nc.us/bcsc/Chess_in_Education.htm
Ø www.starinc.org/chess.html
Ø http://www.nychesskids.com/files/chess_in_education.htm