Jacksonville Chess Club

The Jacksonville City Chess Club, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization

North Florida Open and USCF Booster Quad, Jacksonville FL

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Don't forget, every Oct. 9th is National Chess Day by the Presidential proclamation still in effect! http://beta.uschess.org/frontend/press_33_42.php Ben Franklin thought chess was an excellent activity for the mind. He often used it a an "ice breaker" in his diplomatic missions across Europe.

"Chess is so interesting in itself. . .Those who have leisure for such diversions, cannot find one that is more innocent . . . but advantageous to the vanquished as well as the victor." Benjamin Franklin in his essay Morals of Chess, written in 1779 For Franklin's entire essay he wrote on chess, see: www.chessville.com/misc/Quotes/misc_trivia_quotes_Franklin.htm Many school systems have embraced chess as part of their school program. For studies have shown that chess helps students to be SELF-motivated to plan and think ahead. Thereby helping to develop cognitive thinking processes that are important to academic achievement! It is effective for the gifted student as well as the remedial student. The Boy Scouts have a number of studies compiled on their Scout Chess website, see: www.scoutchess.org/dojo/8/v.jsp?p=/benefits.

Jacksonville Chess Club | PO Box 14606 | Jacksonville, Florida 32238-1606