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Learn Chess with a Champion

International Master John-Paul Wallace, Professional Chess Coach

Enjoy learning chess with a highly accomplished chess coach. John-Paul has won the Australian chess championship twice and knows what it is like to be both a competitor and a student of this noble game.

Chess as a Learning Tool:

Chess is a wonderful learning tool, especially for children. As a teacher nothing makes me happier than watching a child who apparently struggles at school - whether with social interaction or academia - gaining confidence through chess. This confidence inevitably spills over to the rest of his or her life...

The benefits of chess for academic results has been well documented, however chess provides much more than this. It provides children of different ages, gender and personality the opportunity to interact with each other through a medium that they all enjoy. It is a mind game with a long tradition of sportsmanship, with opponents traditionally shaking hands before and after the game. In this way chess introduces children to the enjoyment and exhilaration of competition within a friendly environment.

Chess instills in its students a very important skill that, many times, they may not be aware of themselves. It is the union of the opposites...because in order to master chess one must integrate creativity with ironclad, objective logic; diligent planning with spontaneity; computer-like calculation with subtle moves that remind me of classical music and dance.

Far from being number crunchers the best chess players are instinctual, intuitive. This ability to differentiate and integrate opposing forces and conflicting demands is very important in life - particularly in the art of decision making - and encourages the student to seek the complete picture, the complete solution.

A Winning Character:

Whether it’s a mind game like chess, a sport like tennis or any business or life pursuit, the people that achieve high levels of success usually share several characteristics.

Among the winning attributes they have in common are fearlessness, determination, resilience, hunger and creativity. They also tend to share four skill sets, the ability to focus, to analyse and observe, to be accurate and have keen intuition or feel.

When a person has these attitudes and skills he is often able to achieve success in what appears to be completely different fields. Governor Schwarzenegger has enjoyed peak performance in three careers, from body building to movie stardom to politics.

Sometimes a single business decision will require a successful entrepreneur to use all of his skills. Chess provides an excellent platform for developing these key qualities. Contact us for information about chess seminars and staff training days.