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A New Perspective Of Teaching Chess To Kids
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Գլխավոր խմբ.՝ Ա․ Վ․ Բաբախանյան
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football ; cognitive skills ; chess
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Chess and football have progressed tremendously over the last 20 years and the quality and complexity of them have never been higher. The beneficial influence of chess on the human cognitive skills and character are continually demonstrated by studies and more and more people try to guide their children to practice this sport. While teaching chess to some 10-12 year old football players, we noticed their interest in studying chess, especially when certain concepts were correlated with the sport they already enjoyed and actively practiced, namely football. A person who is learning chess can improve only by developing some abilities such as concentration, decision making, strategic evaluation etc. Taking into consideration the fact that these are the skills that one uses when playing football, it makes sense that playing chess should benefit anybody who plays football and vice versa. Chess can become a more attractive and popular activity among children if it is related to the sport that is loved by everyone, football. Children should be taught to see the common concepts of these two sports, therefore recognizing that being a good player of one of them can lead to good performances in the other by transferring knowledge that can be applied in both games.
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