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It was nice to see West Lafayette School Corporation's grade K-8 chess players compete at the local tournament on November 12, 2010 Thanks to all parents and volunteers to make this happen. |
CHESS:
Develops mental abilities used throughout life like:
- Concentration
- Critical thinking
- Abstract reasoning
- Problem solving
- Pattern recognition
- Strategic planning
- Creativity
- Analysis
- Synthesis
- Evaluation
- .................
but it can also teach discipline, and all the other good things that go into successful chess and life.
www.edutechchess.com/whychess.html