West_Lafayette_Scholastic_Chess_Club= Chess Is Fun!
It was nice was to see West Lafayette School System's grade K-8 chess players compete at the local tournament on November 12, 2010.
Chess:
Develops mental abilities used throughout life like:
Concentration
Critical thinking
Abstract reasoning
Problem solving
Pattern recognition
Strategic planning
Creativity
Analysis
Synthesis
Evaluation
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