By Dev Surender
The chess club has finally been created again. Chess Club has been made for you to enjoy Chess rather than to be competitive. At the end of the year, Chess Club will have a tournament where the winner gets a prize. 5 students, Dev, Matthew, Danica, James, and Vikas, run the Chess Club on Mondays after school until 4:00 PM in the library. If you want to join, ask Ms.Weber. Chess Club also has a Chess.com club. It is called “Chess Club WEHS.” When I first came to Williamsville East High School, I was expecting a Chess Club. I went to Chess Club in 8th grade, and I was disappointed when I realized Chess Club hadn’t started yet. So we started a Chess Club in hopes to not disappoint anyone else.
Let’s see why playing Chess can improve you. Chess is a great board game. Chess is kind of like math, and doing math problems can help your brain become sharper. In 1920, the average IQ was 93, which was great until the Soviet Union released their spaceship into space, when the US Government demanded that all students learn much higher math and science to improve their scores. Because of this, the average IQ gained 7 – 8 points. Now the average IQ is 98 – 103.
For this year, Chess Club is set to be a fun and relaxing club. There will be only 1 tournament at the end of the year in which the winner will get a prize. But besides that, there will be no ranking system, no competition ( unless your friend is good ), and no losers. We will also teach people to learn Chess, understand the fundamentals, and advanced tactics so you can get better.
Chess is meant to be a game for everyone. Since the new year kind of just started, learn a new hobby by joining!