Christopher Major
President, Novato Chess Club
WELCOME TO THE NOVATO CHESS CLUB
NCC is Currently Fundraising for Novato Chess Club Missionary Trip to Uganda
Novato Chess Club missionary trip celebrating the10th Annual Dove Chess Academy-DCA Junior Championship in Kampala - July 11-August 3, 2027.
Please help support our fundraising efforts for Peace through Chess Initiatives in Uganda 🇺🇬
Items Required
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100 chessboards and pieces (1200 usd)
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Tournament fees/ travel for 50 student players from Luigi Giussani Institute of Higher Education (1000 usd)
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100 Meals for Luigi Giussani Institute of Higher Education students (800 usd)
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50 sets of chess training materials ($500 usd)
Total fundraising request: $3500 usd
Every little bit helps!
Here's a link to an article on this years tournament - the 7-12 year old kids are competing for microwaves to help their families in Uganda...
ABOUT NOVATO CHESS CLUB
Novato Chess Club (NCC) is a 501c(3) not for profit public benefit corporation, serving Novato and Marin County, California, USA Federal tax id: 46-5381938
We are funded through fee based programs, private donations, grants, small business, corporations, and our annual winter HYA College Outreach fundraising campaign.
Why Offer Chess in Schools? What are the Academic Benefits? Does Chess improve academic performance?
Focusing
Children are taught the benefits of observing carefully and concentrating. If they don’t watch what is happening, they can’t respond to it, no matter how smart they are.
Visualizing
Children are prompted to imagine a sequence of actions before it happens. We actually strengthen the ability to visualize by training them to shift the pieces in their mind, first one, then several moves ahead.
Thinking Ahead
Children are taught to think first, then act. We teach them to ask themselves “If I do this, what might happen then, and how can I respond?” Over time, chess helps develop patience and thoughtfulness.
Weighing Options
Children are taught that they don’t have to do the first thing that pops into their mind. They learn to identify alternatives and consider the pros and cons of various actions.
Analyzing Concretely
Children learn to evaluate the results of specific actions and sequences. Does this sequence help me or hurt me? Decisions are better when guided by logic, rather than impulse.
Thinking Abstractly
Children are taught to step back periodically from details and consider the bigger picture. They also learn to take patterns used in one context and apply them to different, but related situations.
Planning
Children are taught to develop longer range goals and take steps toward bringing them about. They are also taught of the need to reevaluate their plans as new developments change the situation.
Juggling Multiple Considerations Simultaneously
Children are encouraged not to become overly absorbed in any one consideration, but to try to weigh various factors all at once
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