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O’Brien Explains New Venture

Rourke O’Brien has become the Executive Director of an organization called “America’s Foundation for Chess.” Having received some publicity about the matter, he briefly explained what it’s all about:

America's Foundation for Chess (AF4C) is committed to the education of our children. By making chess a larger part of America's cultural fabric — accessible in schools and in popular culture - AF4C hopes to elevate the profile of chess in America so that it will soon become a regular part of every child's classroom experience.

In nearly 30 nations around the world, including Venezuela, Iceland and Russia, chess is integrated into the country's scholastic curriculum. In the U.S., despite the numerous studies that demonstrate the impact learning how to play chess can have on cognitive and critical thinking skills, chess is rarely incorporated into American schools. AF4C was founded in June 2000 to change this.

Developing a Classroom Chess Curriculum so that K-12 schoolteachers can teach chess on their own and partnering with the U.S. Chess Federation to promote the U.S. Championships are two major steps the Foundation has taken to change the game's image in America. By promoting scholastic chess and both national and international chess competitions, AF4C will be on its way to helping children use chess to exercise their minds.

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