For parents

Give your children a head-start!

Chess is a great educational tool disguised as a game!

Besides being a superb game to learn and play, chess is also an excellent tool for the development of the mind, especially the young mind of a child.

This is because, in playing chess, the child is faced with countless challenges, possibilities and opportunites which exercise the mind and promote the development of deep thought.

Research consistently shows that children who regularly play chess achieve significantly higher school grades, especially in mathematics, science and reading, compared with those children who do not play chess.

Perhaps this is why chess is a core part of the school curriculum in many enlightened countries throughout the world.

In fact, chess is like a miniature version of life itself, and the same skills that are learnt while playing chess are just as applicable to everyday living.

Bottom Line: if you want your children to do better at school, get higher grades and have a great head-start in life, get them to play chess - it costs nothing and, as you will soon discover, it makes a lot of sense.

"Children don't need to be smart to play chess, but playing chess makes children smarter!"

So what are the benefits of playing chess?