[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Chess is a very addictive process, a positive drug for children – Grandmaster Raymond Keene
For eons, the benefits of chess have long been debated by both scholars and parents. As education becomes more competitive by the day, parents are constantly on the lookout for an edge to improve the concentration power and memory retention of their kids. Such immense pressure has led to people conjuring ideas to sharpen the mind, most of which were proven wrong later. Unlike these temporary fads, there are no two ways about the benefits of playing chess.
Gone are the days when schools bestowed vast importance on memorizing from textbooks and testing students on the same during examinations. In today’s world, schools and colleges concentrate on the overall personality development of students. Sharpening the minds of children, enhancing creative thinking and knowing the affairs of the world are some of the aspects which are given more weightage. Chess training has received an impetus due to the improved education system, making it a vital part of the curriculum for many schools.
Listed below are benefits for enrolling your kid into chess classes:
Improvement in the decision-making ability and confidence of children:
The skill of effective decision-making depends on thinking through the situation. Playing chess enhances the analytical skills of students enabling them to weigh the pros and cons of a particular situation, accurately. Kids are sometimes more cautious when making decisions. Chess promotes the required confidence to take such decisions.
The game also encourages problem-solving skills, self-esteem and the spirit of sportsmanship among children. An antidote to computer games, chess instills life skills such as patience and perseverance in school kids, preparing them for the real world.
All-rounder adults:
The correlation is hard to distinguish among adults. Being connoisseurs outside the chess room is a good place to start. Chess experts tend to be leaders in other aspects of life as well. Evolved mental agility, imagination, and logical thinking skills prevalent among chess players help them excel in other areas of life. Mikhail Tal, the Russian grandmaster was a literature specialist, and Victor Korchnoi, the Soviet and Swiss grandmaster was a renowned geographer. Kenneth Rogoff, the American chess master, studied a Ph. D in Economics and teaches at Harvard. The game has always attracted intellect and intelligence.
Easy availability without physical pre-requisites:
In today’s world of the internet, chess is available anywhere at any time. All that is required is a stable internet connection and a computer or smartphone. A mere 10-minute period in a day is enough to polish your skills for the game. You can play it on your phone when you’re traveling t work r waiting for your girlfriend. Unlike other sports, being athletic is not a pre-requisite. All you need is a sharp mind. The game being intellectual and not physical helps the youth who have not been exposed to it early on during their childhood. It plays as a catalyst to improve their thinking ability which may further help them to get a promotion at work due to their improved problem-solving skills.
So friends, be ready to bid a farewell to books, chess is now your soul mate.
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