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    Dartford Junior chess club

    Unlock your child's strategic genius and join our Weekly Chess Club, where young minds aged 8 to 18 master the timeless game of chess while fostering critical thinking, teamwork, and fun!

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Weekly Chess Club

At Dartford Junior Chess Club we run three separate groups on Wednesday and Friday evenings. The 90 minutes long session consists of a mix of tournament rounds as well as lessons on tactics, strategy and at times simply learning the basics!
We tailor these lessons to the strength of children attending, so you will always be taught what is best for you!

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Benefits of Chess

Chess as a tool to teach academic skills, 21st Century skills, and other life skills

ACADEMIC SKILLS
  • Mathematics
  • Pictorial, Abstract Method
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Point Value
  • Problem Solving vs Rope Learning
  • Overcome Fear of Mathematics
21ST CENTURY SKILLS
  • Critical Thinking
  • Creativity
  • Collaboration
  • Communication
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Generating Solutions
  • Assessing Solutions
  • Defense of Reasoning
  • Meta-cognitive Reflection
LIFE SKILLS
  • Respect
  • Focus
  • Perseverance in problem solving
  • Impulse control
  • Decisions under pressure
  • Dealing with fear

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Why your child should learn how to play chess?

As parents, many of you are thinking about your child's future and how to help them get on the right path. The most important thing in your parenting mission is to try to understand what will be best for your children.