Chess can help students academically

Kids check in for local chess contest
Nearly 40 students competed in the tournament

Updated: Saturday, 07 Nov 2009, 5:31 PM EST
Published : Saturday, 07 Nov 2009, 5:31 PM EST

Kate Kelty

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) – West Lafayette elementary school students were kept in check at a local chess tournament.

Nearly 40 students from Cumberland and Happy Hollow Elementary Schools participated in the event. The kids are members of the Cumberland and Happy Hollow Chess Club. Those involved said the club isn’t just about learning the game of chess.

Instructor and Chess Master Bernard Parham said chess can help students academically.

“I believe chess is excellent for the students in their school applications of math and reasoning, so they can play the game, master the geometries of the board and be able to apply their learnings to the mathematics of algebra and trigonometry,” said Parham.

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