Chess can be played by any person of any race, color or, creed, and if given the facility of equipment and instruction. Modern scientific research appears to have verified the ancient wisdom that playing Chess can increase discriminative qualities of the mind such as the ability to concentrate for long periods (mental stamina and endurance) and to analyze and reason. Decades of research in children show that the study and practice of Chess exerts a positive, healthy influence on the mind. It has been found that the methodological teaching of Chess helps elevate the IQ and develops a new form of thinking and its practice creates a new form of abstract exercise, which is self-motivating
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Chess can be played by any person of any race, color or, creed, and if given the facility of equipment and instruction. Modern scientific research appears to have verified the ancient wisdom that playing Chess can increase discriminative qualities of the mind such as the ability to concentrate for long periods (mental stamina and endurance) and to analyze and reason. Decades of research in children show that the study and practice of Chess exerts a positive, healthy influence on the mind. It has been found that the methodological teaching of Chess helps elevate the IQ and develops a new form of thinking and its practice creates a new form of abstract exercise, which is self-motivating