Forest Hill High School Hosts Chess Event300 Top Players From Across Miss. Compete In Annual Competition POSTED: 5:34 pm CST March 5, 2011UPDATED: 5:52 pm CST March 5, 2011 JACKSON, Miss. — Forest Hill High School said it hosted...
Using chess to teach lessons in life
Clark County Day Treatment Center uses chess to teach lessons in lifeBy Fred PetkeThe Winchester Sun7:00 p.m. EST, February 22, 2011 Life may be a game to some, but the Clark County Day Treatment Center is taking it a...
Preparing for life
Chess for Life program teaches kids game to prepare for lifeK-12 tournament set for Saturday By Elle MoxleyThe ExaminerPosted Feb 12, 2011 @ 12:00 AMLast update Feb 12, 2011 @ 12:02 AM Independence, MO — What’s it like to...
Thought-provoking pastime
Chess offers alternative to technologyFirst Move teaches critical thinking skills, builds self-esteem Nearly 100 Green Bay-area students recently competed in the 14th annual Scholastic Chess Tournament at Franklin Middle School in Green Bay — proof that, despite its difficulty,...
Chess Queen Ellen Wanek
Chess queenBy janet ortegonSheboygan Press staff • February 5, 2011 Ellen Wanek doesn’t look like someone who would slay your king or capture your bishop. With her bright blue eyes and wide smile she looks like she might invite...
Chess league tests students’ skills
Check, mate: Chess league championship tests students’ skillsDennis J. Carroll For The New MexicanPosted: Monday, January 17, 2011 Kian Morgan, 7, of Taos sat on the bleachers next to his mom Monday licking his wounds and the icing on...
Doing it on both sides
Chess grandmasters do it on both sides14:31 11 January 2011 by Nora SchultzNew Scientist It may take years of hard work to become a chess grandmaster, but it gives a real boost to the brain – for working out...
Chess and Brain
Chess and Brain – The lasting connectionChess, an indoor activity, is one of the most intellectual and competitive games played between two individuals. The game is played on a square chessboard of 64 squares arranged in a fashion of...
Grant helps students through chess
Grant helps MISD students in gifted, talented programPosted: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 9:00 pmTony WaggonerMidland Reporter-Telegram New programs and technology funded through a Gifted & Talented Parents Association grant should provide Midland Independent School District students with some unique...
Chess makes kids smarter
Game cultivates boldness, true gritSaturday, December 18, 2010 02:53 AMThe Columbus DispatchShelby Lyman Educators like to emphasize the cognitive values of chess. It is taken for granted that chess somehow makes kids smarter. Indeed, children who play the game...