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The Benefits of Playing Chess

Studies show that chess instills cognitive skills that promote academic improvement. Increase in cognitive learning translates into an increase in self-esteem and self-confidence. Kids who play chess have higher reading and problem-solving abilities.

One of the essential goals of education is to teach children to think critically. Students must learn to make reasoned judgments. Chess is an excellent tool to demonstrate the value of critical thinking. During a game a player must formulate a plan of attack or defense. Chess players are often considered mathematically oriented and there are obvious similarities as chess is a game of problem solving, evaluation, critical thinking, intuition and planning-much like the study of mathematics.

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12-13-09 Cancelled - Diversity's Winter Scholastic Chess Quads at the Woman’s Club of Arcadia.

Chess Ladders

Rook Roller

Name	Time
Rebecca Sanchez	0:07
Nicholas Hammond	0:07
Orion Burl	0:08
Jared Sawamura	0:08
Christopher Hung	0:09
Alvin Huang	0:10
Rianne Sanchez	0:12
Alexander Hung	0:12
Joshua Baldacci	0:13
Christopher Hayes	0:13

King & Queen vs. King

Name	Time
Jared Sawamura	0:09
Christopher Hayes	0:10
Orion Burl	0:11
Rebecca Sanchez	0:13
Matthew Ung	0:13
Alvin Huang	0:14
David Yang	0:15
Christopher Hung	0:15
Nicholas Hammond	0:15
Rianne Sanchez	0:17

King & Pawn vs. King

Name	Time
Rianne Sanchez	0:24
Rebecca Sanchez	0:25
Alvin Huang	0:31
Nicholas Ng	0:39
Matthew Ung	0:42
Ernest Lei	1:00
Ean Katagihara	1:00
Harrison Chen	1:04
Shelley Anthopoulos	1:05
Devin Arenas	1:08

Unprotected Piece

Name	Time
Rebecca Sanchez	0:38
Alvin Huang	1:02
Matthew Ung	1:09
Nicholas Ng	1:12
Ernest Lei	1:55

Move to Safety

Name	Time
Rebecca Sanchez	1:12
Alvin Huang	1:13
Nicholas Ng	1:24
Matthew Ung	2:39
Ernest Lei	7:02

Queen & Rook vs. King

Name	Time
Rebecca Sanchez	0:07
Rianne Sanchez	0:07
Orion Burl	0:07
Christopher Hayes	0:07
Alvin Huang	0:08
Christopher Hung	0:08
Matthew Ung	0:09
Jared Sawamura	0:10
Devin Arenas	0:10
Cartier Juan	0:11

King & Rook vs. King

Name	Time
Rebecca Sanchez	0:23
Ernest Lei	0:25
Alvin Huang	0:25
Ean Katagihara	0:29
Matthew Ung	0:29
Nicholas Ng	0:29
Devin Arenas	0:30
Rianne Sanchez	0:31
Shelley Anthopoulos	0:41
Harrison Chen	0:59

King & Queen vs. King & Pawn

Name	Time
Alvin Huang	0:33
David Yang	0:37
Nicholas Ng	0:43
Rebecca Sanchez	0:52
Rianne Sanchez	0:53
Matthew Ung	1:16

Find the Fork

Name	Time
Rebecca Sanchez	1:00
Matthew Ung	1:06
Nicholas Ng	1:13
Ernest Lei	24:15

Find the Pin

Name	Time
Rebecca Sanchez	0:50
Matthew Ung	1:23
Nicholas Ng	1:41
Ernest Lei	7:17

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