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At what age should you teach chess?

Tuesday, 01 December 2009 10:57 cyberchessmanager
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Cyber Chess has always said this! And will continue to do so! Chess is a game for children and children can learn the game as early as 2 years old. But we believe that concepts can be understood more clearly from the age of 4! So we always insist that a child who wishes to join the Cyber Chess Academy should be having an age of 4 years. But Chess learning can commennce from the of 2 itself. Dont believe us? See this video for yourselves!

Article in NDTV:
To excel, to become better than the best, you often need to do much more than the rest. But do I really want my daughter to try to become a superachiever? By focussing only on chess, won't her world and worldview get limited to the chessboard and to victory? Afterall, she enjoys learning at school, music and so many more things. Won't she miss out on those joys, of exploring the world, having fun with friends? Tejaswini is our daughter alright, but can we really take the decision that she can forego the little, big joys that childhood and life offers? Wouldn't I rather just let her be, let her enjoy the joys of learning many things, including chess, and hope she becomes a happy, well-adjusted, sensitive individual? That's what I would personally choose. But then may be a Sania Mirza, a Saina Nehwal, a Koneru Humpy and a Vishwanathan Anand are not made that way.

Fortunately for us, Lanka Ravi doesn't think 24x7 on the 64 squares is what makes a chess champ. "What kind of chess they play is more important than how much chess they play. Also I have seen those players who have grown up skipping a formal education in a proper school, are poor communicators and are not able to have a realistic assessment of where they stand in the world outside the world of chess."

At Chess Academies, little princes and princesses are preparing to become the kings and queens of tomorrow. Victory and success are commendable ambitions to pursue. But I hope the spirit of sportsmanship teaches the children to appreciate that you can't win every match, always, and winning is not everything. Life is a beautiful game, a celebration, that you must learn to enjoy, whether it is on the chess board or outside those 64 squares. Read complete article