Chess
Chess is arguably one of the best board games, a perfect blend of strategy, tactics and pure skill. For centuries, chess has been a tool for scholars and wise men to play, and there are more pleasures than can be explained in a few words.
Of course, it takes a certain amount of talent to play, but there is no age limit on how much you can win or lose. Start learning this ancient and fascinating art now.
Long ago, some people called chess an "intellectual teaching tool", which is a good illustration of the educational function of chess.
As a powerful tool to improve the quality of the nation. Chess is a low cost, effective and, more importantly and far-reaching investment. Practice has shown that chess can play a significant role in the development of a child's intellect and the improvement of quality education.
Most traditional disciplines cannot develop a child's multiple abilities at the same time, but chess can do just that. And this is where the core strength of chess lies.
Chess not only builds a child's character, but also fosters independent problem-solving and thinking skills, and plays an important role in a child's overall development.
Playing chess is a game of wisdom and decision making. Although there are always many things that a novice player misses, the more you play, the more you understand the joy of chess.
Playing chess can improve the overall quality of students
(1)Playing chess without interruption to observe, analyse, judge and calculate board positions improves children's problem solving skills.
(2)It helps to improve cognition, attention, memory, time, space and all other basic qualities involved in personal growth.
(3)Exercises children's habit of independent thinking and improves the planning, thoroughness, logic and adaptability of children's thinking.
(4)It helps to improve self-discipline and the good qualities of being polite and respectful of one's opponents.
(5)Enables children to understand gains and losses, know how to advance and retreat, respect their opponents, and improve their sense of solidarity and cooperation.
(6) Exercise children's tenacity, toughness and courage to accept challenges, and improve their resistance to setbacks.
(7) Each piece has a different ability, enhancing children's understanding of individual differences.
(8) To develop children's ability to self-judge, self-regulate and self-educate.
The fierceness of competition, the complexity of changes, the rigour of logic, the abstraction of thinking, the sadness and joy of success and failure, the combination of participation, vividness, fun and entertainment will make chess the best partner in a child's cultural life.
Advantages of chess
1、The chess pieces are vividly shaped and loved by children.
2、The 26 diagonal lines open up the mind more.
3、The humanistic approach of chess suits children's nature, each piece can give full play to its own strengths on the whole board. For example, the huge power of the queen's horizontal and vertical diagonal moves, the brave ascending variation of the pawn's combat rewards, etc.
4. The flexibility of the pieces is less limited by their power. Every piece can be put into battle, and even the king is an important attacking piece in the endgame phase.
5. Worldliness. You can learn about the world culture, rich chess openings such as Italian opening, Spanish opening, French Defence, Ancient Indian Defence, Sicilian Defence, etc.
6、Left brain development. Playing chess develops the left side of the brain more, it can develop the logical reasoning ability of the left side of the child's brain.