Why you should study chess Chess training and practice support the development of higher-order thinking skills—like problem-solving, decision making, critical thinking, planning, and even creative thinking. Chess training and practice also help improve general cognitive ability and scholastic achievement—especially in mathematics. In addition, it reinforces effective attributes such as patience, prudence, and perseverance. Two prominent virtues of chess are fairness and honesty. The international chess community promotes civil behavior and respect for the opponent but punishes players found to have cheated. Chess is a civil game with an ethical code that predisposes players to play respectfully with other individuals. Many students, including those with disabilities, can benefit educationally and psychologically from chess training. Online chess training and online chess play have the potential for the betterment of students during and after the present coronavirus pandemic. About me: My name is Martín, I’m 39 years old and I ́ve been teaching chess for the last 20 years. I’m a FIDE ranked player. I’ve played chess for 30 years now. Currently, I’m a chess instructor and trainer, with 15 regular students in Argentina and the rest of the world. The lessons are via Zoom and every so often we have both spontaneous and scheduled online tournaments among my students with great rewards. In 1998 I won the sub-20 Buenos Aires Chess Championship (I was 15 years old by then). I’ve also compete in several tournaments, like FIDE World Amateur Championship in 2017, Italy. I’ve played several tournaments along with my career (even draw a game with Judith Polgar back in Argentina) About the lessons: In every class, you’ll be sharing a Zoom meeting with me and my partner, who ́s also a teacher and English speaker. He’ll be translating the entire lesson. If by any chance you can ́t make it to the lesson, we can re-schedule it, no problem at all whatsoever. Every lesson you take will be recorded, and after we finished it, I’ll send it to you by e-mail so you can revisit it whenever you want.