Compulsory chess lessons might be making Armenia’s kids supersmart
Ruben Aghuzumstyan, who’s leading a team of psychologists testing the effect of chess on budding minds, says preliminary results indicate that chess-playing kids show stronger individuality, creative thinking, reflexes and comparative analysis.
Chess is wildly popular in Armenia, where grandmasters are celebrities who score freebies such as cars from the government. But before you start fearing the Eurasian nation’s chess-enhanced intelligence, remember it’s also the country partly responsible for the Kardashians.
Source: http://now.msn.com
Kardashian is super smart. To make millions without any talent is a talent in itself.