Chess: A Lifetime of Fun!

Chess is a game for everyone!

Chess is one of the oldest board games still in existence. The game, as we know it today, was being played in 550 A.D. There is even some evidence that a very similar game was in existence 2000 years before then! For a game to be around that long there must be some things very special about it. And, there are.

Chess offers everything to its players that a game should. It is inexpensive, easy to learn, challenging to play, can be played anywhere, is played everywhere around the world – and every game is completely different from the last one.

There are 390 billion possible move in the first three moves, and after that the number of possible moves get very large! Like I said, no two games are ever the same!

 The chess set – while standard in its content – can be completely different in size, shape, material and even appearance. You can go as inexpensive and standard or as expensive and decorative as you want to go! But the standard official tournament ready chess set can be purchased for the price of a movie ticket, and the chess set will still be there long after the movie is in re-runs. 

Chess is just like any other game. To become really good, you have to study and practice. That is the challenge. You can become as good as you want to be, if you want to put in the time.

 But the main idea is to have fun and enjoy the world’s best game…….chess!

                                                                                                                        Mike Nikitin

“Chess is a great game. No matter how good you are, there is always someone better. And no matter how bad you are, there is always someone worse.”   -  T. A. Horowitz

Twenty Benefits of Playing Chess

Chess is a game for people of all ages. Age is not a factor. 

Chess develops memory skills in the young and preserves memory skills in the old.

Chess improves concentration. It develops the ability to focus on a task at hand.

Chess develops logical thinking. You practice building the correct step by step strategy.

Chess promotes your imagination and artistic skills. There is endless chances to think of something beautiful or wild – or both!

Chess teaches independence. You are forced to make decisions based on your own judgment and you live by the results of those decisions.

Chess develops the capability to look both ways before ‘crossing the street’.

Chess inspires self – motivation. It requires you to look for the best move and the best plan.

Chess shows that success rewards hard work. The harder you work the better your results. There is endless volumes of help, research and training to be found for people who search for it.

Chess teaches you to learn from your mistakes. Everyone will lose, but you will automatically learn to learn from those losses. Even the greatest players admit they learn much more from a single defeat, than they do from many victories.

Chess develops a scientific way of thinking. You must pour through endless possibilities.

Chess improves math skills. Calculating move combinations is the heart of chess.

Chess improves patience and willpower and nerves under pressure.

Chess strengthens your sportsmanship and ability to interact with other people.

Chess improves school work and grades. There are numerous studies that prove this.

Chess opens up the world to you. The game is played in every country on the planet.

Chess tournaments are open to players of every strength and level of play - and you never get 'knocked out'. Players play every single round.

Chess will bring you in contact with interesting people. Always carry a chess set and you will always have 33 friends – your 32 chessmen and your opponent!

Chess is cheap! Chess equipment is inexpensive and you can play on line for free!

Chess is fun! No standard game ever repeats itself and there are variations besides!