The Chess Coach
Quality Chess
Instruction In
Northern
California
Welcome,
My name is Chris
Torres. I am
a full time scholastic chess coach located in the Silicon Valley.
Currently,
My weekly routine involves:
- providing numerous opportunities
for children in Northern California to play competitive chess.
- educating children to pursue high
standards in their games and cultivate young talent.
- developing and
directing programs in schools which encourage all students to become
self-reliant and confident through chess.
- functioning as a
community outreach, sparking interest in chess throughout Northern
California
Please feel free to contact me if you
wish
to
inquire about after school chess programs, private internet chess
lessons,
chess tournaments, and any other chess activities that occur in
Northern
California. My email address is chesslessons@aol.com
Chess tournaments to benefit charitable causes.
Why Children Should Study Chess
For the last 1500
years, the game of chess has been captivating peoples minds the world
over. The reason for this is quite elementary, chess is extremely fun!
In recent years there have been scores of educational and psychological
studies that examine the benefits of playing chess for children. An
article entitled "The Case for Chess as a Tool to Develop Our
Children's Minds, by Dr. Peter Dauvergne of the University of Sydney,
surveys these studies. This list of benefits is taken directly
from his article and are scientific fact. Chess helps to:
- Raise intelligence quotient (IQ) scores
- Strengthen problem
solving skills, teaching how to make difficult and abstract decisions
independently
- Enhance reading,
memory, language, and mathematical abilities
- Foster critical,
creative, and original thinking
- Provide practice at
making accurate and fast decisions under time pressure, a skill that
can help improve exam scores at schools
- Teach how to think
logically and efficiently, learning to select the 'best' choice from a
large number of options
- Challenge gifted
children while potentially helping underachieving gifted students learn
how to study and strive for excellence
- Demonstrate the
importance of planning, concentration, and the consequences of decisions
- Reach boys
and girls regardless of their natural abilities or socio-economic
backgrounds
10 Reasons Why Your School Should Have Chris Torres
- I am determined to deliver the very best chess experience
to as many children as possible.
- My instructors are educators and chess professionals
who take their jobs seriously and offer a high level of
professionalism.
- I stress a healthy attitude toward
competition and good sportsmanship.
- I use a point reward system to positively
reinforce student achievement.
- I offer schools $3 million in liability
insurance.
- I have been teaching chess professionally since 1998.
- I will not burden the schools I run programs at.
Classrooms, flat desks, and application distribution are the only
requirements I have for prospective schools.
- I believe in offering my services at affordable
prices that offer great value to our customers. This includes offering discounts and scholarships to those
children who would not otherwise be able to participate.
- All my instructors have been fingerprinted .
- I have coached numerous national and state
champions in both team and individual categories!
Chris Torres belives that chess should be available to as many children as possible
If you think your school
might be interested in my program, feel free to give me a call at
(510)494-1593 or send an email to chesslessons@aol.com
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