By Kelsie Hoffman Updated on: April 2, 2024 / 11:58 AM EDT / CBS News Maurice Ashley, who became the first Black chess grandmaster in 1999, is using the game of chess to teach life lessons.

Out of his home in Stone Mountain, he teaches kids and young adults the basics as part of his “Be Someone” program. Hudson says that, with just five minutes on the clock, chess teaches the ...

Adrienne Tellier opened Musical Chess, a play-based class that teaches kids chess & music in Greenville. It combines movement ...

How to Teach Your Kids Chess If there’s not a Gift of Chess program near you, or any chess program available at your child’s school, take out library books and head online.

The Journal of Human Resources, Vol. 53, No. 4 (FALL 2018), pp. 993-1021 (29 pages) A number of studies suggest that teaching children how to play chess may have an impact on their educational ...