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Thoughts on Chess and the Common Core -Do you know how many common core math standards you address with the kids simply by playing Chess?

Download this Research- Chess and Common Core Standards.

K-5 Math Standards met by Chess
K-5 Language Arts Standards met by Chess

Benjamin Franklin

Read Benjamin Franklin "On the Morals of Chess" written in1779

How to start a chess club- http://www.rockfordchess.org/clubs/starting.htm

Want to find out who will be the new World Chess Champion?
Magnus Carlsen has been the World Champion since 2013, and will be defending his title in New York in November 2016.

You can watch live steams of national and world chess championships at CHESSDOM

PLAY CHESS ONLINE:

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Click on a link, select your player, and play a game of chess. Most do not require any registration.

LI CHESS- This one has a 2D board and you can select your language (default is English)

Chess Base- 2D Board, select your language and registration is optional (default is English)

Spark Chess -This one has a 3D board with a version you can download (only English)

Chess 24 -Nice 2D board (English Only)

Shredder Computer Chess Online -2D board (English and German)

CHESS.COM - This is a mega site that requires free registration to play online

Research shows that playing Chess improves Math Scores.

This study had some interesting results. First,
there was a significant relationship between chess instruction

and end-of-year grades. Second, there was a statistically significant

relationship between chess instruction and mathematics TAKS test scores.

This study provided support that chess instruction facilitates transfer
of cognitive skills from chess to mathematics for students in special education
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4126200/ Read the Study

The way chess can incorporate and relate to other core subjects makes it an amazingly powerful tool.

John Hopkins University

John Hopkins University- School of Education
Research shows, there is a strong correlation between learning to play chess and academic achievement. In 2000, a landmark study found that students who received chess instruction scored significantly higher on all measures of academic achievement, including math, spatial analysis, and non-verbal reasoning ability (Smith and Cage, 2000). http://education.jhu.edu/PD/newhorizons/strategies/topics/thinking-skills/chess/

To be referred to as "the perfect teaching tool," chess would have to do much more than be age appropriate, and it does. As our classrooms become increasingly diverse, being able to reach all children becomes increasingly challenging. Chess levels the playing field as it crosses all socio-economic boundaries. It is a universal game, with worldwide rule consistency. Age, gender, ethnic background, religious affiliation, size, shape, color, and language don't matter when playing chess.

Chess helps Literacy-As children play chess, they begin to see the importance of thinking ahead, trying to figure out what their opponent might do next and what their alternatives are too. This ability to anticipate outcomes can transfer to their reading comprehension. Students can predict outcomes, and realize that characters in their stories are interconnected, just as just as they and their opponent, and the pieces on the chessboard are.

Check out the US CHESS CENTER
and the US CHESS FEDERATION- great resources for Chess

http://www.brooklyncastle.com/resources/chess - Resources on HOW TO start a Chess club for your after school program

Watch the movie: Brooklyn Castle- it shows how Chess can transform the lives of inner city youth and focus their minds away from failures to become winners.
http://www.brooklyncastle.com/about/synopsis Brooklyn Castle

Parents Magazine on the benefits of Chess for Children

If you need on-site help to jump start a new chess program- contact Championship Chess- they were at our Spring Conference and love visiting Iowa.

FREE CHESS SOFTWARE:
With just about everyone having a tablet, laptop or smartphone, you can play chess anywhere with chess software or apps.
You can play against the computer or you can play with a friend.

Windows 7 and 8- Chess Titans is a free game. Microsoft has online instructions on "How to Play Chess Titans"
Apple i-Pad or i-Phone -Chess Free App
Android App- Chess Free

Play Chess online at CHESS.COM- they have an Android App in the play store called Play and Learn
Chess.Com also has a Facebook page

Did you know that you can play CHESS online with friends around the world on Facebook? There are several Apps to choose from.

CHESS VIDEOS:
Chess Videos. TV- a huge repository of Chess videos for all skill levels
You Tube -Online Chess Channel

IOWA CHESS CLUBS: Visiting a Chess Club, Tournament or Event is a great way to learn more about Chess.
Iowa State Chess Association
Il-Iowa Chess Club -Chess for the Quad Cities
Cedar Rapids Chess Club
Central Iowa Chess
Chess Club USA- listings for Iowa
Borlaug Elementary School * Iowa City, IA Chess Club
The Des Moines Chess Club

Championship Chess (Steve Scheider) -They can visit your afterschool program to provide training and assistance in setting up a chess club.

US CHESS FEDERATION- http://www.uschess.org/content/view/7569/131/
Illinois Chess Association- http://www.il-chess.org/index.php/the-value-of-ches