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Why does chess require persistence?

11/25/2018

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Many parents think that chess is like other interesting activities, learn it once and reap benefits all your life. Yes, the statement is true, but the benefits could be small or big. If you only want to learn to play chess, yes, a few lessons are enough to learn piece moves and checkmate. You get "chess playing" knowledge. This knowledge is your only benefit.

If you want your child to learn: how to face stronger opponents, how to handle the disappointment  after losing, how to be humble after winning, how to think, how to be patient, or  how to persist, a few lessons are definitely not enough. It requires years of learning. Learning chess is a step by step, gradual, long term process.  It's not a cram for tests. If you push them to learn too much in one session, they will only get a few points and forget everything else. They won't be able to use the knowledge they learn. Practice is much more important in chess than knowledge.

Like math and music, chess requires persistent learning and practicing, almost daily.

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