Tuesday, 17 February 2015

Chess, after 1, 2 or 3 moves

After each player makes just one move there 400 different positions possible!  After 2 moves – about 72,000 positions possible. After 3 moves – 9 million. After 4 moves – 288 billion (yes, billion with a “b”) positions can arise on a chess boards. There are about 10^50 legal positions in chess possible! 

Sunday, 4 January 2015

Chess freedom for children.

Chess freedom for children


Through over the years chess has been regarded as a game that can have so many benefits on learning and development, especially when it is played from a young age. But children should not be forced. As from this l wish each and every school in South Africa and Africa at large can offer Chess from nursery school level.

Why Chess from a tender age??????????

Chess:
  • Develops memory skills
  • Improves focusing
  • Develops cognitive thinking and mental abilities
  • Promotes vivid imagination and creativity
  • Enables pattern recognition
  • Promotes strategic planning
  • Improves problem solving skills
  • Teaches independence and discipline
  • Develops the capability to predict and foresee consequences of actions
  • Inspires self-esteem.
  • Develops the scientific way of thinking.
  • Improves Mathematical skills
  • Pave a way for creativity  
  • Improves schoolwork and grades
  • Improves one’s mental health and mental clarity
  • Best of all - CHESS IS FUN and many more............