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CHESS BECOMES COMPULSORY IN ARMENIA'S SCHOOLS
100gf | Politics and Computers
Nov 15 2011
Chess is to become compulsory in Armenian schools, with the former
Soviet state having confirmed that the game will be put on the
curriculum alongside History and Maths for all children aged between
7 and 9.
The aim, according to education officials in the country, is to
improve the character of the nation's children, focus their sense
of responsibility, and encourage them to get better at concentrating
on tasks.
Chess is hugely popular in Armenia, thanks largely to the exploits
of 60s world champion Tigran Petrosian. Earlier this year, Armenia
won the World Team Chess Championship in Ningbo, China, while the
country's player Levon Aronian is currently ranked third in the
international chess rankings.
http://100gf.wordpress.com/2011/11/15/chess-becomes-compulsory-in-armenias-schools/
100gf | Politics and Computers
Nov 15 2011
Chess is to become compulsory in Armenian schools, with the former
Soviet state having confirmed that the game will be put on the
curriculum alongside History and Maths for all children aged between
7 and 9.
The aim, according to education officials in the country, is to
improve the character of the nation's children, focus their sense
of responsibility, and encourage them to get better at concentrating
on tasks.
Chess is hugely popular in Armenia, thanks largely to the exploits
of 60s world champion Tigran Petrosian. Earlier this year, Armenia
won the World Team Chess Championship in Ningbo, China, while the
country's player Levon Aronian is currently ranked third in the
international chess rankings.
http://100gf.wordpress.com/2011/11/15/chess-becomes-compulsory-in-armenias-schools/