Chess


	Chess is one of the most fascinating and ancient board games in the world. The modern chess exists for 550 year but the game itself was invented over 2,000 years ago. Up until today, millions of games have been played. Not even one game resembled the others. As a matter of fact, the game is so complicated, that even super computers are not able to analyze a full game. Chess many times is described as science, an art and even as sport, and indeed it contains a bit of everything. When we teach chess, we make sure to include each of the elements. The course is divided in to two: Theoretical and Practical. Theoretical knowledge – presenting various topics and theories on boards, while explaining and analyzing it together with the students alongside books and handouts. Practical experience – implementing the knowledge acquired in the theoretical part, followed by competitive games were they are thought to record their games in a notebook and use competition clocks. Skills acquired: We consider chess to be science, an art and a sport. During our lessons, students are taught many skills which will assist them throughout their studies and lives. For example: creative thinking, future repercussions and outcomes, memory and concentration, decisions taking, fighting spirit, patience and tolerance, equanimity, self-confidence, persistence and problem solving. Chess program runs throughout the year and teaches everything from the ground up. We starts with building a strong foundation up to participating in domestic championships. TH!NK’s most important aspect of the program is, the way taken and teamwork! The happiness of our students is fundamental, this is why all of the lessons include various teaching techniques, up-to-date information (books, handouts, programs) and we will discuss recent competitions and get familiar with the professional players. Our team consists of professional chess players with domestic and international ranking. During the year, we organize individual and team competitions and we also encourage our students to take part in local official championships. All of our course participants receive awards at the end of the year.