You can read dozens of books on
chess strategy and tactics and still find yourself lost in the boards when
playing actual opponents. This is why it is not enough to watch or read about
techniques and tactics that will help you win chess—you also need good practice
with players that are better than you. Starting your kid young in chess and
introducing the game's principles early is a good way to groom them into loving
the sport. Enrolling them in interactive chess lessons and programs is also a
good way to improve what they know and make them better players. Here are many
other reasons why you should consider interactive
online chess lessons for your child:
- It helps boost their concentration and memory. Studying chess innately offers concentration and memory benefits but interactive learning maximizes your kid's visual memory and even improves their spatial reasoning while adding to their increasingly decreasing attention span. Chess, just like many other learning activities help improve children's focus, which makes them learn better.
- They become more detail and goal–oriented. By studying chess, they work hard to achieve one goal—capture their opponent's king. In doing this, they have to visualize constantly the board and every detail of their pieces, their moves, as well as their opponent's counterattacks. This helps them become more attentive to details and reinforces their ability to strategize, especially when they are guided accordingly through interactive lessons.
- They become better logical and critical thinkers and enhance their creativity. Chess makes children if-then thinkers in that they constantly have to weigh their decisions about every move. This makes a strong foundation for logical and critical thinking. More than this, chess also boosts creativity and originality as they think up ways to bypass their opponent's strategies and ultimately win the game.
