Competitive Chess Program
“Combinations have always been the most intriguing aspect of Chess. The masters look for them, the public applauds them, and the critics praise them. It is because combinations are possible that Chess is more than a lifeless mathematical exercise. They are the poetry of the game; they are to Chess what melody is to music. They represent the triumph of mind over matter” – Reuben Fine
Our Competitive Chess Program is conducted by our faculty GM Babakuli Annakov who is a Grand Master and created several successful students in Chess. Here are some of his accolades.
• Co-Winner of World open 2003 in PA
• Winner of Foxwoods open 2000
• 3 times TX state champion
• 2 times Southwest open winner
• TX masters 2004
• Winner of Foxwoods open 2000
• 3 times TX state champion
• 2 times Southwest open winner
• TX masters 2004
Chess is a brain game that improves student’s skill in multiple ways. Here are just a few studies to show the benefit of playing chess.
In a Texas study, regular (non-honors) elementary students who participated in a school chess club showed twice the improvement of non-chess players in Reading and Mathematics between third and fifth grades on the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills. (A)
A New Brunswick, Canada, study, using 437 fifth graders split into three groups, experimenting with the addition of chess to the math curriculum, found increased gains in math problem-solving and comprehension proportionate to the amount of chess in the curriculum. (B)
In a Zaire study conducted by Dr. Albert Frank, employing 92 students, age 16-18, the chess-playing experimental group showed a significant advancement in spatial, numerical and administrative-directional abilities, along with verbal aptitudes, compared to the control group. The improvements held true regardless of the final chess skill level attained. (C)
In a Texas study, regular (non-honors) elementary students who participated in a school chess club showed twice the improvement of non-chess players in Reading and Mathematics between third and fifth grades on the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills. (A)
A New Brunswick, Canada, study, using 437 fifth graders split into three groups, experimenting with the addition of chess to the math curriculum, found increased gains in math problem-solving and comprehension proportionate to the amount of chess in the curriculum. (B)
In a Zaire study conducted by Dr. Albert Frank, employing 92 students, age 16-18, the chess-playing experimental group showed a significant advancement in spatial, numerical and administrative-directional abilities, along with verbal aptitudes, compared to the control group. The improvements held true regardless of the final chess skill level attained. (C)
(A) "Chess and Standard Test Scores", James M. Liptrap, in Chess Life, March 1998.
(B) Etude Comparative sur les Apprentissages en Mathematiques 5e Annee, Louise Gaudreau, 1992, quoted in (C)
(C) "Chess in Education Research Summary", Dr. Robert Ferguson.
(B) Etude Comparative sur les Apprentissages en Mathematiques 5e Annee, Louise Gaudreau, 1992, quoted in (C)
(C) "Chess in Education Research Summary", Dr. Robert Ferguson.
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