Did you know that chess has a population of over 2 billion in Canada alone? So, imagine what is the population of chess player around the world. WOW!
Speaking for which, our school PCS also plays chess wish helps us with:
- Foresight - to predict outcome
- Circumspection - attention to all facts
- Strategic thinking
- Planning and plan execution
- Critical thinking
- Caution
- AND how to lose and deal with the loss (very important in children)
At PCS we also play chess and our last tournament was on the 15th of February 2016.
The people that represented our school were:
- Christian - 6H
- Khetiewe - 5L
- Lufono - 6H
- Neo - 6H
- Rebecca - 5M
- Sydney - 6H
It's a really great game to play. If you don't know how - don't worry, we have a program that teaches you, and it happens on Tuesdays at 14:00 - 14:45 as well as 14:45 - 15:00.
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