Why Chess? | Exton Chess Academy
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Focus - Develop the power of concentration and observation

Visualization - Prompted to analyze a sequence of actions before they happen

Prophylactic thinking -  Taught to anticipate opponents next move to prevent it and learning to think before you act

Weighing - Develop thought process of not doing first thing that pops in their mind, instead identify better alternatives, calculate pros and cons to choose the right option

Decision Skills - Learn to evaluate results of specific actions and plan. Make better decisions guided by logical reasoning

Abstract Thinking - Taught to step back periodically from details and see the big picture. Recognize patterns and use them in similar contexts

Continual Planning - Learn to develop goals, re-evaluate the plan as the situation keeps changing

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