The Benefits of Playing Chess

And why it should be in schools

Photo by Nicolas Brulois on Unsplash

Writing an article about why chess should be in our schools feels a bit silly. It is like writing an article arguing that water is wet or the sky is big.

Unfortunately, we live in a dry-water, little-sky sort of world. The school districts across the country continue to pour millions of dollars into K-12 football, despite research…