It is a common thing that children are encouraged to play and learn new sports activities in the young age, and primary school teachers also resort to playful means of teaching the subjects to the kids in their early ages. Good things and good habits are always taught to the children in the schools which will nurture them and lead them to become good citizens and successful people in their later part of life.
Most of the children are encouraged to take up sports that will not only be fun and good relaxation, but will also pave for better strength and healthy growth of the limbs, bones, and muscles. Good physical activity is very essential for the children in their early days in school for better and healthy growth
It has been found and proved with scientific evidence that teaching chess to the children and encouraging young children to play the game has a very positive influence in their academic career and increased their IQ or intelligent Quotient in comparison to other children who did not learn or play chess in the early stages.
Chess is a game played over a square board having 64 squares. The movements of the pieces, the simple rules and early exercises of mating the king in two moves or three moves opens up the minds for creative thinking and problem solving skills of the children, and this skill is very essential for solving problems in mathematics. It is true that children playing chess are very good in mathematics and always scored high marks in this subject, especially the ones involving problem solving.
One of the common problems found in many children is impatience, and they often tend to be hasty. Teaching them the game of chess and making them sit in front of the chess board waiting for the opponent to make the move will teach the importance of being patient and waiting for the turn to make the move. Children tend to cultivate the habit of patience in the early days of their life and this invaluable trait will not only have a positive influence on their studies, but also through out the life. Patience is a virtue worth following and mastering for life.
Chess is a game in which a player has to think before making a move. If there is any mistake in the move, then the opponent will cease the opportunity and punish for wrong move. Children learn from the mistakes in early stages and slowly learn to reduce the mistakes by cultivating the habit of thinking before making decisions. This is a very invaluable trait, which will help children take decisions only after thinking about the pros and cons, and do not act in haste. Thinking before acting, and waiting patiently are very essential traits that will help the child in better performance in the academic studies.
Chess introduces children to planning the moves, thinking ahead, devise strategies, and also take independent decisions. The innumerable opportunities in the board lead to creativity among the children and these invaluable traits help the child perform well in their academic studies.
The percentage of losses in the game gets reduced as the child starts playing chess regularly and victory over the opponents increases the self-confidence of the child. This self-confidence, thinking before acting, being patient, planning, developing strategies, thinking creatively and such other things can nurture the child to inculcate these habits in his life and in turn, lead a very successful and qualitative life.
Innumerable research studies done across the world by researchers have validated this important feature of playing chess. It is for this reason, schools in many countries have chess as part of their curriculum for the children, and children are encouraged to learn this more as a life skill than as a mere sport. The life skills are taught with fun and enjoyment.
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