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Meet The Team

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Chess Physically & Intellectually Challenged

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Chess Equipment Organizer

Alloma Blignaut

Chess Arbiters

Marius Kruger

Chess Treasurer

Charmaine Kruger

Chess Tournament Registrations and EFT Payments

Fikile Kumalo

Chess Clubs

Johannes Lepota

Chess Youth

Susan Mittermaier

Chess Secretary

Irene Smith

Chess Women

Andre Theron

Chess Coaching

Karien Tolmay

Chess Tournaments (Yearly Calendar)

John van der Net

Chess Vaal School Leagues

Marechelle van der Net

Chess Social Media

Estelle Van Rensburg

Chess Marketing

Benefits of Teaching Children to Play Chess

IQ

In a study conducted in Venezuela, researchers found that elementary school children who studied chess for 4.5 months showed a significant increase in their IQ. This is because chess helps to stimulate the growth of dendrites in the brain, which in turn improves the speed, quality, and performance of the brain. In other words, the brain becomes more powerful like a computer.

Memory

Improved memory function. Most players will say that their memory has improved since they started playing chess. When playing chess, you must remember moves that helped you win in the past, moves that you have previously tried that didn’t work out well, and the moves that your opponent has made.

Creativity

Higher levels of creativity. Playing chess activates the right side of the brain, which is responsible for creativity. As chess skills grow, so does one’s ability to be creative. There are an incredible amount of possibilities during a game of chess, and there aren’t always clear cut answers or solutions to what move will work best. Players must be creative when coming up with ideas in their minds as to what moves they want to try, and how their moves might change depending on the set up of their board.

Problem solving

Increases a child’s problem solving skills. Every day we face numerous problems and obstacles that require us to use problem solving skills. Our job as parents is to prepare our children to independently solve problems, and the earlier you start focusing on developing these skills, the sooner you will have independent and confident children. Chess encourages creative solutions to solving problems, and requires fast thinking and problem solving on the fly because your opponent is constantly changing the board. Children introduced to chess at a young age are more likely to do better in school, and have higher math and reading test scores.

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