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Why play chess? 

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Chess enhances critical thinking, reasoning, patience, humility and good decision making.  Building shared community values matter.  Improve family communication, reinforce educational values and network with others. 

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Focusing: Adults 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. 

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Visualizing: Adults 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. 

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Thinking Ahead: Adults 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. 

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Weighing Options: Adults 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.