Happy New Year to all! Let’s hope that 2024 will be a great year and that all wars will come to an end – we hope that Putin’s mindset will change and that Hamas will stop their evil activities and stop wasting all the money countries generously donated to support the Palestinians, which they never got! – so that Israel can stop their war too.
Chess is a game everyone can play and there are so many benefits. I’ve discovered a charity on X (previously twitter) who is distributing chess sets globally focusing on educational institutions, prisons, community centres, orphanages, refugees and many more. This is amazing what they do as many of the countries and communities would never get the opportunity to meet and play others if it’s not for a game of chess! There are different ambassadors for different countries and from their link below, I found Erick Takawira as South Africa’s ambassador. The photos above is from his account and you can follow his account to view more photos in different parts of the country – even from a care home for the elderly.
Some of the benefits of chess: a) developing social skills b) critical thinking skills c) hard work d) perseverance e) creating opportunities f) there is no cultural, racial, religion or economic divide g) different generations can play each other and the list goes on. You can also read the page on my blog which tells you so much more of the benefits of playing chess.
Erick Takawira
@takawirachess
https://linktr.ee/thegiftofchess
Chessalee 