Chess For Educators by Karel Van Delft

Chess For Educators by Karel Van DelftThe Complete Toolkit for Chess Educators. Research Backed and Classroom Ready. Chess has a rare quality: children love it despite the fact that it's good for them. But knowing chess and knowing how to teach chess are two very different things. Karel van Delft psychologist, chess teacher, and scholastic chess organizer bridges that gap with a comprehensive, research grounded guide built for educators. What This Book Answers: What teaching methods

The Complete Toolkit for Chess Educators. Research-Backed and Classroom-Ready.

Chess has a rare quality: children love it despite the fact that it's good for them. But knowing chess and knowing how to teach chess are two very different things. Karel van Delft — psychologist, chess teacher, and scholastic chess organizer — bridges that gap with a comprehensive, research-grounded guide built for educators.

What This Book Answers:

• What teaching methods actually work — and what the science says
• How (un)important is talent? What does the research really show?
• How to support special needs groups in a chess program
• How to handle parents and build a sustainable chess program
• The best selling points for chess in schools — backed by evidence
• Boys and girls: does it make a difference in chess learning?
• How 'chess in schools' programs perform across different countries

This is not a book about chess rules and moves. It's a practical, evidence-based guide to building chess programs that genuinely develop critical life skills in young players.

Paperback, 272 pages — New In Chess, 2021.

The definitive guide for chess educators. Build programs that work.