With that in mind, I have worked since 2002 to bring chess into education systems around the world.
I thought that we could reform the organization, depoliticize and decentralize it, and make it more of a giant social network, with chess for education as its key project.
In a 2014 meta-analysis that looked specifically at the relationship between deliberate practice and performance in music, games like chess, sports, education, and other professions, Hambrick and his team found a relationship that was even more complex than they had expected.
"This might be stretching it a bit," Mr. Harris said, "but nearly 100 percent of our kids who get involved in chess continue their education beyond 12th grade".
It started in 2002 when N.I.I.T., my sponsor, was excited about this idea since they could see a strong connect between education and chess.
For a government that chants "education, education, education", supporting chess and bridge clubs in more schools clearly looks attractive.
Every year in the US, there will be a handful of teenagers gifted enough to become billionaires, or star athletes, or piano virtuosos, or chess prodigies... without a higher education.
Instead, cheerleading is labeled an activity, which often means it is regulated by the same state education groups that govern the chess, debate and French clubs.
Instead, cheerleading is labeled an activity, regulated by the same state education groups that govern the chess, debate and French clubs.
Both players believe that chess can have an impact on STEM education, favored by the Center.
