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The Best Ways to Introduce Chess to Children

Introduce Chess to Children: A Guide for Parents

Chess is a pretty interesting game that allows people to learn a lot of practical concepts they can use, that’s why most parents introduce chess to children. The benefits of playing chess are more than what you think, it’s extremely good to learn different things.

You can compare anything to chess, the proactivity of the game is similar to pretty much anything in life. Introducing chess to children is introducing them to rational thinking and common sense.

That’s what your children will develop if they start to play chess often, which is … Read more

28/04/2021 No Comments

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How to Determine Your Child’s Chess level

What chess level is my child?

Parents usually worry too much about their kids’ improvement and development in chess. As a chess coach, I have seen this so many times, people asking around “what chess level is my child?”.

There are certain ways to determine the chess level of a special someone. However, people give too much importance to this matter, being something not really imperative.

I have seen many parents “worrying” about the children’s progress, and sometimes they look even more worried than the kids. We have to understand what is important about learning chess when you are young … Read more

28/04/2021 No Comments

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7 Things to Consider Before You Let Your Child Play Chess Online

Let your children play chess online!

If you have kids interested in chess, as a parent, you are worried about your child playing chess online with strangers!

The truth is that is quite normal, and the platforms to play chess online like chess.com are pretty secure. Even, there is a special site called chesskid.com which is for kids only.

Playing chess brings several benefits for everyone, not just kids, that is the factor that makes chess a glorious sport. It’s difficult to say, but once you learn chess, if you develop an interest in it, it will become part of … Read more

28/04/2021 No Comments

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The Hybrid Chess’ Revolution!

The covid-19 lockdown has driven the world to come up with different things, it has changed our lives, and also chess. But probably, not for something bad, thanks to the pandemic, we have now the new chess modality: hybrid chess.

Hybrid chess is a new modality to play chess that was recognized by FIDE recently, as a good measure to compete in chess during the lockdown.

It consists of holding a chess tournament online, but in a different place. Online tournaments were something that everyone expected, in the pandemic times, everything became online.

Of course, the first question everybody had … Read more

22/04/2021 No Comments

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Chess And Poker

The cute relationship between chess and poker

Chess and poker are two table games that are connected for a narrow string. The playing experience that both games offer is so similar to each other.

Both games are incredibly complex, more than what you can even think of. And they have a lot in common, which is the reason why there are many chess and poker players that interest in the other game.

Many chess masters are also into poker, more than the poker players' interest in chess. They are completely different games, but the skills you need to have … Read more

22/04/2021 No Comments

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Effects of chess on development of the children

Effects of chess on children’s development

Chess is a game that has a good number of benefits to learn, there are many good points. People usually think of chess players as smarter or more aware of things.

Of course, this is just an exaggeration, playing chess doesn’t give superpowers, and anyone could learn the game if they want to. What chess is a discipline, and it’s true that chess actively trains both sides of the brain, left and right. This is why we could say there are good effects from chess on children's development.

You can dramatically improve in some … Read more

22/04/2021 No Comments

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Chess and Maths: Two Sciences, one Passion

Chess and maths

Math is the perfect science, the type of study that never fails because it uses the most precise type of calculation: Numbers. Chess and maths have many similarities, come of them you will be surprised to know.

Maths are practical calculation exercises and problems that you have to solve using a combination of theoretical and practical knowledge. If you are a chess player, you will notice the similarities between each other.

Just as their practical nature, their adepts are almost equal as well, chess fanatics are compromised and comfortable with chess as a part of their lives.… Read more

11/04/2021 No Comments

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The Definitive Response to The Question: Is Chess a Sport?

Is chess a sport?

There has always been a huge controversy around this simple question: Is chess a sport or not?

The reason for the discussion is clear, the thing is that chess does not involve physical extortion (partly true). I think it is a very interesting question to make and is a little confusing to answer as well.

We are going to analyze the game and finally, I will let YOU decide the conclusion of this debate and finally answer the question is chess a sport once for all.

Whether you are a chess player or not, I’m pretty … Read more

04/04/2021 No Comments

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What is Chess Personality?

The meaning of Chess Personality (you probably use the term wrong)

Chess players have interesting characteristics, people who play chess develop skills that improve critical thinking. The “chess personality” for chess beginners is what some people call those people that love chess, just as you do.

I’m not trying to say chess players have a deeper or better understanding than anyone. It is true that probably they have some useful techniques to analyze and probably solve problems.

But don’t get me wrong, chess actively trains skills that other sciences do, like mathematics, for example.

“hey, that guy likes chess… He … Read more

14/03/2021 No Comments

08 Chess anecdotes ♟️

Turn Yourself Into A Chess Master! GM/IM/WFM chess title

How to become a titled chess player

For most chess players, becoming an FM is one of their dreams (WFM chess title for women), but are we sure about knowing what a chess title is? What it represents?

There are many doubts and misinformation about this topic, and I know the people who read my articles will find this interesting. Remember you can't achieve a goal if you don't know exactly what it is o how to get it.

This is why today I'll be showing you, chess lovers, what is a chess title and how to achieve it following … Read more

11/02/2021 No Comments