This club was created during the 2019-2020 school year.

Description (From day of official founding): The game of chess holds a unique fascination. The strategic complexities offer lively minds an immediate challenge and stimulating exercise. It can be played for fun, or with increasing degrees of seriousness. It is a game with no barriers. People of any age, sex, physical ability, and social class can all play on equal terms. Chess is truly a ‘Sport for All’. Chess has many educational benefits, giving students intellectual capital and transferable skills such as focus, discipline, concentration, spatial awareness and strategic thinking.

Perhaps of greater importance is the fact that young chess players become more confident, have enhanced self-esteem and are more able to organize their thinking and behavior. Providing students with the opportunity to play chess is a gift they keep for the rest of their lives. Chess is a sociable activity that helps to bring children together and break down barriers, whilst at the same time encouraging a healthy sense of competitiveness.

Club Website: https://sites.google.com/view/chess-boardgames-card-games-cl/home

Club Remind: @cbcclub20 (current)