Hello everyone!
The Pinawa Public Library is hosting a Chess Tournament!
Chess can be of great benefit to children’s minds. Several academics have looked into this extensively. Chess has been persuasively linked with improving children’s concentration, problem-solving, critical, original and creative thinking – and even mathematical abilities. Children with special educational needs can improve their abilities to learn and interact with other children if they become involved in school chess programmes and chess clubs.
Chess is a social game that connects people across generations. It can be taught by grandparents to the their grandchildren. There are other benefits to chess for seniors.
I donated a few books about chess to the library for those who wish to study up and improve their game. You can search the library’s catalogue here. An interesting connection between libraries and chess, the second book ever printed in the English language was about chess! One of my favourite political philosophers had this to say about the game:
Chess teaches foresight, by having to plan ahead; vigilance, by having to keep watch over the whole chess board; caution, by having to restrain ourselves from making hasty moves; and finally, we learn from chess the greatest maxim in life – that even when everything seems to be going badly for us we should not lose heart, but always hoping for a change for the better, steadfastly continue searching for the solutions to our problems.
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
Statesman, philosopher, inventor, scientist, musician, economist
It’s not too late to sign up for round 1. There is a sign up sheet at the librarian’s desk or send an email to email@pinawapubliclibrary.com with your name and skill bracket (beginner, intermediate, advanced). The tournament is open to all ages and skill levels (children under 12 should be accompanied by an adult). Games will typically be played on Sundays at the Library at 2:oopm. Hope to see you there!
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Michael King 
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