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Benefits to Children - Research
Educational psychologists have studied chess's impact on scholastic
performance for several decades in many countries. Overall, these
studies tend to indicate that chess has a strong positive impact on
children's academic abilities. Among the many studies:
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Learning chess improves
both memory and verbal reasoning skills (Dr. Robert Ferguson: a
one-year study in Bradford; 6th-grade children, 1987-1988). |
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A knowledge of chess helps
develop a preschooler's intellect and academic readiness
(from the book Your Child's Intellect, by former US Secretary
of Education, Terrell Bell (1982, pp. 178-179). |
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Learning chess improves
mathematical problem-solving abilities (Louise Gaudreau: a
two-year study of 1st-grade children in New Brunswick, 1990-1992). |
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Learning chess improves
reading test scores and reading performance in elementary
schools (Dr. Stuart Margulies: a two-year study conducted in NY,
supported by IBM,
1990-1992). |
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Learning chess had a
positive influence on the development of both numerical and
verbal aptitudes (Dr. Albert Frank: a one-year study of high
school students in Zaire, 1973-1974 school
year). |
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Learning chess promotes
earlier development of intellectual maturation and of cognitive
abilities (Johan Christiaen, a study of elementary school
students in Belgium, 1974-1976). |
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Learning chess improves
critical and creative thinking (fluency, flexibility and
originality): Dr. Robert Ferguson, a four-year study in Bradford,
gifted children grades 7-9, 1979-1983. |
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Learning chess increases
IQ in elementary-age children of both sexes, at all
socio-economic levels (a Venezuela Experiment: "Learning to Think
Project" [FIDE Report, 1984, p. 74]). |
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Grades increased in all
subjects for young students taking part in a chess
experiment. Teachers noted improvement in memory and
better organizational skills, among others (Kichinov, a
two-year study, Education Ministry of Moldavia,
1985). |
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