Research studies have shown that chess can be used as an effective game-based teaching method. However, all the past studies used chess as a separate instructional tool. There were no math contents in chess instruction provided and there was no math and chess integrated workbook used. This study examined the effect on pupils’ math scores when a truly integrated math and chess workbook was used as an instructional practice workbook. The results show that the integrated math and chess workbook significantly increased pupils’ math scores between pre-tests and post-tests among grade 1 to grade 8 pupils. …click here to read more

My son Andrew was interested in chess when he was a bit over 5 years old and at that time my chess knowledge was zero. I thought it was an interesting project if I could learn chess together with him so I went to the Vancouver library and borrowed a few chess books and started to teach him chess by reading those chess books.

Once he learned chess moves, we played games together. Perhaps it was because I could teach end game in separate and independent topics, Andrew learned the end game first. Initially I had to study the moves of all kinds of end game tactics first before I could teach him, but gradually I could not study fast enough to teach him so I had to ask him to study with me together by using a method that is I read the book and he made all the moves according book instructions, the end result was often he understood the meaning but I was still trying to piece all the information together. …click here to read more

As the founder of Ho Math and Chess Learning Center, the world’s first and largest math and chess truly integrated learning center, I can speak from my own experience on how to find a math and chess truly integrated learning center and why it is advantageous to learn math from a math and chess truly integrated learning center.

I have been researching math and chess connection subject and had created the world’s first math and chess integrated workbook because my son Andrew was interested in chess at age 6 and he was the youngest Canadian junior chess champion at age 12 and later he became a FIDE chess master. …click here to read more

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Among the unbelievably immense varieties of games that we play, chess happens to be the ultimate game, as it requires skill and technique. Many people all over the world are quite fond of this game and the style of a chess set does matter a lot to them. While creating chess sets, various types of materials are used to give it a beautiful look. Wood, marble, pewter, and glass are just some of the most commonly used materials for chess sets. If you shop around a bit, you can find chess sets that are treated as antique pieces. And nowadays, with the help of modern technology, chess set manufacturers are able to create wonderful chess sets. …click here to read more

With the emergence of the Internet, chess has left its pristine physical domain and logged on to a highly popular online, virtual form. The Internet enables chess players to play real time chess with players from all over the world. Chess games are hosted over the Internet on special chess servers. Users download the game, which comes with special, easy-to-install software that allows users to play and chat with other players from distant locations. Java-enabled websites are also available in which a Java enabled browser is used.

There are many sites that offer a large variety of chess games. Chess servers like the Internet Chess Club (ICC) and the Free Internet Chess Server (FICS) are available to help you play online chess. …click here to read more

The progenitor to chess, Chaturanga, is thought to have been developed in India around 5 A.D, although there are some chess historians that trace chess’ origin back to the Chinese game of Xiang-Qi in 2 B.C. Regardless of its argued origins, chess playing enthusiasts keep the game of strategy alive and treat their chess sets as gates to a higher, more enlightened plane of thought.

From the very first monotone chessboard to the digital opponent, chess sets are continuing to be made from a myriad of materials and a multitude of designs. All of this variation of quality and construction is confusing to inexperienced buyers and may result in over-paying for marginally higher quality chess sets. …click here to read more

Chess pieces are not only the rank-and-file of a chess game, but they are also the heart and soul of the chess game experience. Chess pieces with matching or unique movement qualities completing their intended purpose make for a sharp strategic ballet with nearly limitless possibilities of progression.

Pierre Mac Orlan, famous 20th century French writer and poet, once said, “There are more adventures on a chessboard than on all the seas of the world”. In fact, there are approximately 1040 possible legal chess piece positions. Now consider an average chess piece position can possess as much as 218 movement possibilities. The resulting number of game play options rockets to a figure that only International Grandmasters like Garry Kasparov and super-computers such as Deep Blue are able to even begin to grasp. …click here to read more

When looking for a chess set, one must consider the benefits of owning an electronic chess set. An electronic chess set provides a game playing option where a player has the benefit of being able to face an increasingly difficult opponent while being able to have the ability to learn from your mistakes. But, within this category, there are two options that can be purchased. On the one hand, table-top electronic chess sets are the only option that allows a player to play against another human, or against the computer itself. The other option to have a hand held version that gives the flexibility of playing whenever the time permits. …click here to read more

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