According to studies, playing chess significantly improves children’s visual memory, attention span, logical thinking, and concentration. It also promotes imagination and creativity. Perhaps that’s because, in chess just as in school, concentration and memory go hand in hand. During the game, you are focused on only one main goal to checkmate your opponent. Therefore, as we play, chess brings us together, we learn how to win and lose and this helps us to realize the consequences of our actions. Indeed, chess is an educational tool.
