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Teaching a Child Chess

10 Apr 2007

Raising children in the world today has become much more complicated than it was even 20 years ago. Among some of the influences that seek to effect the youth of today are a "got to have it now attitude" and related to that, a lack of foresight as to how choices will have consequences later. There seems to be a deteriorating of values and concern with basic moral character. Responsibility, effect of choices and thinking before acting are among these traits. With the world becoming more complicated children need these skills to be equipped to meet its expectations, challenges and the many problems that will arise. A person does not need to go to extremes to help their child, its as simple as teaching the game of chess.

Teaching a Child Chess

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Not Every Chess Game Ends with a Clear Winner

2 Jan 2007

Not every chess game ends with a clear winner; an opponent that declares checkmate. Occasionally a chess player will choose to resign to their opponent, which is essentially surrendering. These players believe that there is “no longer any hope”, and award the win to their opponent. In chess tournaments, wins will receive a single point. However, when white wins it is recorded as 1-0 and when black wins it is recorded as 0-1.

Not Every Chess Game Ends with a Clear Winner

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IQ and Chess

11 Jul 2006

Some researches say that IQ, an income predictor, is partially inherited. IQ is not influenced by family size or birth order. There is absolutely no eveidence to suggest that IQ is lower in large families. There is also no evidence to suggest that a first born child will be more intelligent than any other child. Social class is just one of many factors, both environmental and genetic that might impact a child's IQ. Others can include: diet, birth weith, parental IQ . IQ tests can't measure all forms of intelligence.

IQ and Chess

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Chess Over the Years

4 Jul 2006

Over the years, chess spread throughout the world and enjoyed massive waves of popularity.   

Undoubtedly, reality is reflected in the idea that chess originated either as an aid or substitute for warfare. This stemmed from the notion that chess was invented as a war game and so, that is the manner in which it should executed.  In fact in order to be knighted, it helped if you played a good game of chess.   

Chess Over the Years

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Historical View of Chess

27 Jun 2006

By the eighteenth century chess had completely broken away from its medieval inheritance. Since the late eighteenth century the popularity chess has increased dramatically, especially with the introduction of matches and tournaments.

The current rules of chess were finalized in the early 19th century, except for the exact conditions for a draw and today it thrives as an intellectual game.

Historical View of Chess  


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