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Winter Chess 09 Tournament Website Article
By Naren Krishnan (Davenport 5th grader)
On Saturday April 4th at Westover Elementary School, almost 100 Stamford elementary and middle school children got together to play chess and have some fun. Students played against each other and took home medals, ribbons and various prizes from raffles. The parent volunteers and coaches made sure that all the kids got to play three games and it ended at around 11:30 am. Everyone got a participant ribbon. If a child won three games or two games and a draw, the child received an achievement medal. Davenport Ridge Elementary School received the majority of wins. The team was coached by Mr. William Margiotta. After the games, the children enjoyed snacks from the concession stand.
The city of Stamford has a large number of chess enthusiasts who are waiting to take part again next year. Look for registration info on this website in August.
Medal Winners (won three games):
Christopher Kopec, 2nd grade, Northeast
Cooper Brill, 2nd grade, Roxbury
Henry Zhu, 2nd grade, Northeast
Bobby Cribbin, 3rd grade, Davenport
Nicholas Wendell, 5th grade, Davenport
Noah Fine, 5th grade, Rogers
Adam Luciano, 5th grade, Davenport
Narendran Krishnan, 5th grade, Davenport
Jack Brill, 5th grade, Roxbury
Viraj Attre, 5th grade, Davenport
MIchael Parra, 5th grade KT Murphy
Tyler Brandt, 6 th grade, Scofield
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Why teach students to play chess? |
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Chess is an intellectually stimulating and fun game to play! Following are observations of the benefits of chess:
- Chess makes kids feel smart.
- Chess helps parents to understand that their children are capable learners.
- Chess improves math and reading skills.
- Chess improves scores on standardized tests.
- Chess can be a powerful motivator to develop good habits of discipline, respect, good manners and focus.
- Chess develops problem solving skills.
- Chess builds self-esteem and confidence.
- Chess teaches how to deal with stress.
- Chess teaches not to give up.
- Chess is accessible to students at every academic level.
- Chess improves grades.
- Chess is international - it is a universal language.
- Chess brings people with dis-similar backgrounds together
- Chess is compatible with many other interests - from math & music to sports
- Chess makes kids smart.
- Chess if fun!
| Available Chess Information and Research |
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There is a wealth of research and information available on the game of Chess and its benefits. Listed below are examples of websites and research studies that provide information.
Websites
US Chess Federation - www.uschess.org
Research papers
Chess and Standardized Test Scores (1997) by James M. Liptrap
The Effect of Chess on Reading Scores (1991) by Stuart Margulies
Chess as a Way to Teach Thinking (1987) by Dianne Horgan
Developing Critical and Creative Thinking through Chess (1983) by Robert Ferguson
Chess and Cognitive Development (1976) by Johan Christiansen
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