Chess, Imagination and the Arts
By Bill Kilpatrick, Laura Sherman
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 17:03:00 06/05/2009
Imagination starts with a creative idea. Imagination grows when creative ideas are acted upon. Few people realize how creative they really are.
We find this with every child we teach. They didn’t realize how smart they are!
Chess breeds confidence. It brings clarity of thought.
A young chess player has lots of ideas and they learn to see creative patterns and sequences of the many possibilities that exist on the board in front of them.
Every move allows a player to bring more and more of their plans, decisions and strategies to life on a chess board.
Children learn regardless of whether they win or lose a game. The combination of creative ideas and organized thought is unique to chess. When a child understands the game they quite naturally are drawn to it. They gather around. They each have ideas of their own.
They all come up with different types of plans. It is very important to encourage imagination very early in life.
What does chess have to do with creative thinking? Everything!
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