Chess for Wizards
with Christopher Dunworth
Welcome to the Ancient Sport of Kings. And Queens.
Chess is one of the most ancient, and yet modern, of all games.
It originated in India some 1,400 years ago, and yet is best suited of all sports to computers, the internet and online competition.
I have taught scholastic chess courses in 40+ schools across London, Monmouthshire and Sussex as a National Junior Coach for over a decade now. In that time I have discovered that playing chess has many other beneficial side effects; it increases concentration, focus and confidence; it improves both social skills and academic performance; and most especially it teaches greater responsibility – the ‘touch move’ rule is one of the hardest that children learn from.
But best of all it’s great fun! It only takes an hour to learn, and yet a lifetime to master.
“Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe”
- Ancient Indian proverb