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Chess as a Pedagogical Tool – Four Basic Concepts

@DIAChessClubStudies said in #1:

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As we've talked about before, there's a lot of overlap between learning a musical instrument and learning chess as a kid. I started playing the violin at 9 years old, and it definitely improved my self-discipline (I was a very hyperactive kid during my early elementary school years). I also noticed that as I got to middle school, my mathematics skills significantly improved, and I think that goes in tandem with my pattern recognition skills. My violin teacher said that I was very strong at scales and arpeggios, even though I always struggled with tempo and keeping up with the other violinists. I was an honors/AP student, and most of us played an instrument of some sort. Interesting correlation.

It's definitely harder to learn chess skills as an adult, but I've been devoting a lot of time to chess puzzles, which I think has improved my tactical skills especially when I'm in "blunderland". I think a lot of us (including myself) are so focused on the openings and defenses that we forget the importance of the endgame. I really enjoy the endgame puzzles on LiChess, but I definitely have a long way to go.

@DIAChessClubStudies said in #1: > Comments on lichess.org/@/diachessclubstudies/blog/chess-as-a-pedagogical-tool--four-basic-concepts/TmIvz3yh As we've talked about before, there's a lot of overlap between learning a musical instrument and learning chess as a kid. I started playing the violin at 9 years old, and it definitely improved my self-discipline (I was a very hyperactive kid during my early elementary school years). I also noticed that as I got to middle school, my mathematics skills significantly improved, and I think that goes in tandem with my pattern recognition skills. My violin teacher said that I was very strong at scales and arpeggios, even though I always struggled with tempo and keeping up with the other violinists. I was an honors/AP student, and most of us played an instrument of some sort. Interesting correlation. It's definitely harder to learn chess skills as an adult, but I've been devoting a lot of time to chess puzzles, which I think has improved my tactical skills especially when I'm in "blunderland". I think a lot of us (including myself) are so focused on the openings and defenses that we forget the importance of the endgame. I really enjoy the endgame puzzles on LiChess, but I definitely have a long way to go.

Blessings @Katrace , thanks for sharing some thoughts. Chess generally favors the youth, but like developing any form of expertise is dedicated practice over years. People regularly have different understandings of the game, and reasons why they play, and still enjoy playing each other.

Blessings @Katrace , thanks for sharing some thoughts. Chess generally favors the youth, but like developing any form of expertise is dedicated practice over years. People regularly have different understandings of the game, and reasons why they play, and still enjoy playing each other.