Play Chess
Another skill learned by children who play chess is mathematics, because the chess pieces each have a value and the values are important in maintaining the balance in the game. By learning the values you also learn to keep your stronger pieces alive and that you can afford to loose your lesser pieces. Knowing this valuable information will keep them from losing the games because the lost their higher value pieces first.
One of the single most important skills that children learn is responsibility, they learn that they are responsible to read as much as they can on the subject, they are responsible to show up on time for practices and tournaments and of course they learn they are responsible to maintain control of their board and keep from making bad decisions. The decision making process is very important to children as well, creating in them the confidence that the decisions that they make will work in there favor or will hurt them in the long run. Chess helps build their sense of responsibility as well as their decision-making skills when children play the game.
Lastly Children learn respect from playing chess, they learn to respect the game, respect the coach, respect the time and effort they must put into the game and they also learn to be respectful of their opponents when playing the game. Children also get a since of fair play and learn to be gracious winners and good losers. These qualities will take them far in their later lives when they will have other people to respect as well.
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