On December 30 of 2014, the programme of chess development (2015-2018) has been approved by the government. Programme objectives: • Measures to support promotion and development of chess in Georgia. • Training for Georgian National and Age teams to...
Huge study regarding children & decision making skill
Kids’ decisionmaking abilities linked to behavior in adolescence, Oregon State study concludesBy Amy Wangon December 23, 2014 at 5:30 AM, updated December 23, 2014 at 5:31 AM Elementary school-age children who aren’t adept at making decisions could be more...
The game of chess applies to life
Youth learn to focus, have patience from playing chessBy Ginger Dunbar, Daily Local NewsPOSTED: 12/09/14, 8:42 AM EST Event organizers of chess clubs and participants described chess as game of focus, determination and patience, to help them in other...
Chess could offer major impact for children
Chess ‘raises levels of sportsmanship in seven-year-olds’The charity Chess in Schools and Communities calls for compulsory lessons for all under-11s because the game teaches young pupils to “cope with winning and losing”By Graeme Paton, Education Editor6:00AM GMT 05 Dec...
Chess should be made part of curriculum
Chess should be made part of curriculum: ExpertsSangamesh Menasinakai, TNN | Dec 4, 2014, 01.10 PM IST HUBBALLI: In 2011, when the education department announced that every November 30 will be observed as Chess Day in the state, chess...
Chess making kids smarter?
Could teaching chess in schools make our children smarter? For years its been kept in the shadows of British sport, but could chess be on the brink of a resurgence? Sarah Freeman reports. There are a lot of things...
Is chess the key to academic success?
Could chess instruction be the key to academic success in Birmingham classrooms?By Evan Belangeron July 14, 2014 at 3:14 PM, updated July 14, 2014 at 3:54 PM BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Unless you’re a chess fan, you probably didn’t know...
Turning kids into Kings and Queens
video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Anchorage Chess Program Turns Kids Into Kings and Queens Corey Allen-Young, Education ReporterPOSTED: 08:16 PM AKDT Jun 27, 2014 ANCHORAGE – Some Anchorage students are spending their summer strategizing the game of chess with...
Our sport is a brain builder for all ages
Neurologist: Chess A Brain-Builder For All AgesJune 19, 2014 3:10 PM (CBS) – No matter what your age, a Chicago area neurologist says chess offers a way to improve your brain. WBBM Newsradio’s Regine Schlesinger reports researchers long have...
Mayors encourage kids to play chess
Broward mayors encourage children to check out chessJune 7, 2014|By Erika Pesantes, Sun Sentinel SUNRISE — You would expect silence, but there was no shushing here. There were cheers for chess instead in commission chambers that were abuzz with...