I love chess and the thinking required to play the game. I taught my son to play at when he was in about 2nd grade. The school let me start an afterschool chess club. It was a lot of fun. The kids were enjoyed learning the game and playing each other.
The teaxhers loved it, because the kids would play chess on rainy days, when they had to stay in for recess.
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