Chess

Chess is a universal game, knowing no boundaries of age, gender, faith, ethnicity or disability, that promotes critical intellectual skills such as problem solving, logical thinking, pattern recognition and concentration. Playing chess also fosters intellectual character. Its cerebral reputation boosts self-esteem and gives children grit – the tenacity to cope with adversity – which helps them grow into rounded and employable individuals. It does this by teaching children how to lose and how to win gracefully, to think ahead, and foresee the consequences of their actions.