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BENEFITS OF LEARNING CHESS FOR CHILDREN

 IT RAISES A CHILD'S IQ
Chess is a game of mental ability and it helps in building and raising children's IQ.

 IT HELPS PREVENT ALHZIERMERS
The brain works like a muscle, it needs exercise to be healthy and ward off injury. Studies have shown that
people that engage in brain-stretching activities like chess are less likely to develop dementia.

 IT EXERCISES BOTH SIDES OF THE BRAIN
Chess is the only sport that has been found to make use of both parts of the brain at the same time. A
German study showed that chess players use both sides of their brains in solving most problems that non-
players cannot solve.

 IT IMPROVES CREATIVITY
The right side of the brain is responsible for creativity. Chess specifically increases originality. A study in
England showed that kids that play chess before age 10 are more creative than their counterparts that do not
play chess.
 IT IMPROVES MEMORY
Being a good chess player means remembering past games and positions. A study in Pennsylvania of sixth to
ten graders showed that children who were given regular opportunity to play chess improved their grades,
organizational skills and showed better problem solving ability.

 IT GROWS DENDRITES
Dendrites are the tree-like branches that conduct signals from other neural cells into the neurons (like antennas
picking up signals from brain cells). Learning a new skill like chess-playing causes dendrites to grow.

 IT TEACHES PLANNING AND FORESIGHT
Strategy games like chess can promote early development of the brain and help them make better decisions in life.

Finally, Chess has no gender preference

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