Chess for Success: Using an Old Game to Build New Strengths in Children and Teens

270 Pages·2005·3.165 MB·English

by  Maurice Ashley

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CONTENTS
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Foreworbyd W ilSlm ithx iii
INTRODUCTION 3
*TheP owero ft heG ame 3
*CommonM ythsA bouCth ess 7
ONE: CHESSI MPACTSM Y LIFE 11
TW O: A BRIEFH ISTORYO F CHESS 35
THREE: THINKING AND CHESS 55
*Staatnsd S tudies57
*Flow 65
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FOUR: CHESS AND SCHOOLS 107
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*AP rofiloefT hrePer orams 122
*MyS tudenitnsT ,h eiOrw n Words 14I
FIVE: KEEPING KIDS INVOLVED 161
*Twenty-five ActtoKi eveiptI itFe usn 163
*Howt oK eepG irlIsn volveId7 9
SIX:A FEW LIFE LESSONS 187
MORE TIPS AND TOOLS 205
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D.R ecomemndedB ooks 243
E.I nternReets ourc2e4s7
F. TheAyl Pll ay(Cehde)s s2 51
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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