Benefits of Chess Activities for Students in Higher Learning Institutions

Abstract

This article is a disclose of chess lesson, its inclusion in co-curriculum and the potential benefits for the undergraduates. Chess can be an excellent activity for students, especially in the tertiary education, offering numerous benefits that can enhance their academic and personal development. This conceptual paper focuses on nine benefits students in higher learning can learn from the game of chess. By learning to play chess, students have the potential to learn strategy development, refine their logical thinking, enhance creativity, build and enhance their social and memory skills, this is due to the fact that, the game’s system itself promotes logical and tactical thinking in order to make your move instead of making decision solely influenced by emotion.  This article also further aims to discuss relationship with theoretical issues and recent academia research.