♦     Chess is a 1500 year old sport

♦     Came to Europe in 1000 A.D and has been played according to current rules for 600 years

♦     Was national sport of Russia

♦     Chess is played in nearly every country of the world

♦     And is the world’s most recognizable game

♦     Chess, Like mathematics is a universal language

♦     Chess is commonly taught in schools & universities as both general education and in after  school programs

♦     And is used in drug recovery and prison programs for emotional healing.

 

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