Welcome to Diamond Chess

On behalf of the Diamond Chess family I am excited and honored to welcome you to our world. At Diamond Chess we understand that values such as patience and caution are vital for life, as well as strategy building and analytic thinking. We believe that Chess is a fun way of achieving these values and improving your child’s math, problems solving and intelligence. coupled with the fact that, Diamond Chess is an organization with a mission to elevate the game chess throughout the entire country, Diamond Chess is also a Continue Reading

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Diamond Chess in School

It has been suggested by different researchers and scientists that chess involves, and possibly boosts, cognitive abilities such as working memory, fluid intelligence and concentration capacity. Besides, chess may be beneficial for mathematical ability, and more widely, academic achievement by enhancing concentration and problem-solving skills. “We use the engaging game of chess as a vehicle to create positive attitudes towards learning.” The confidence children gain when involved in our program is a contributing factor to their success not just in chess, but also in the social sphere, academics and sports. Continue Reading

Our Curriculum

Diamond Chess is proud to offer our specialized chess curriculum classes. These classes are taught in schools during class time with homeroom teachers present. The lessons are mandatory for every student in the class, allowing us to reach even those students who would otherwise never be provided with such an opportunity. The teacher’s presence during the class enables him or her to reinforce lessons throughout the rest of the week. How We Do It STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (SDP): This is taught in both elementary schools (Junior and Senior primary) and Continue Reading

Scrabble

If you have always admired the way people you meet, friends or families just put words together, so effortlessly, perhaps you should consider getting your game on.What game can help with that?Some good old wholesome Scrabble! What is Scrabble?Scrabble is a board game that puts letters together to form words.Best way to push yourself to expand your diction is to relax and have fun with it. There are lots of benefits of playing Scrabble.Some people proudly proclaim wonders Scrabble did for them with their spelling.The thing about the game that Continue Reading

Our Instructors

Our instructors are the heart of what we do and one of the reasons that children are so enthusiastic about returning to our programs again and again. The people who teach our chess clubs, curriculum classes, tournaments and camps are selected due to their already vast experience in working with groups of children. Once selected, they are trained on the Diamond Chess philosophy and curriculum in training seminars, as well as in classroom settings. In addition, we provide ongoing seminars throughout the school year, allowing instructors to further their ability Continue Reading