Chess Cafe

In fact, chess can help children improve in critical and logical thinking, focus and concentration, creativity, problem solving, planning ahead, self-esteem, self-confidence, verbal aptitude, cognitive development, memory, decision-making, responsibility, sportsmanship, advancement in spatial and numerical and administrative-directional abilities,... cultural awareness and so much more. Former U.S. Secretary of Education Terrell Bell encouraged knowledge of chess as a way to develop a preschooler's intellect and academic readiness. I have two young children (seven and nine years old) attending school in Lubbock, Texas, and I see how chess has helped them. I have also met tens and thousands of children across the country and around the world who share wonderful stories about the many benefits of chess study. It is critically important to help our children do better in school and to give them a head start in life.Read More