Home  |   About Us  |   Contact
Mission

Programs



The benefits of chess go far beyond the board itself.

Chess is one of the oldest and most challenging games. It can provide important foundations for all aspects of a child’s life.

Children who learn chess gain increased concentration, self-esteem, pattern recognition, enhanced reasoning, logic, science, and cognitive skills, self-discipline, and understanding the consequences of making mistakes.



Message from our Director

Great chess players are great thinkers.

In its most basic articulation we encourage chess as a tool that can be used to simply improve the quality of life. The strategy and understanding that children learn from chess allows them to have higher intellect, improved self-esteem, and concentration. Chess helps them to make better decisions in all aspects of their life.

Beyond the analytic aspects of chess, the game itself is simply beautiful. It is an art that takes form through each magnificent stroke. Chess gives us the opportunity to experiment with ideas never seen before.

Kent Leung

Benefits from Chess Study
Learn about worldwide chess education.

ICI is an official sponsor of the Final Four Chess Madness tournament.
Click here to learn the details!

Chess Education in the news
Read the New York Times article: Idaho Turns to Chess as Education Strategy

ICI on Boston's TV nightly news
Click here to view a Boston's WBZ-TV news video of ICI's Kent Leung teaching chess to Alonzo, a charming 10-year old.

See an article on how chess helps children with ADHD.

At ICI, we guarantee results.
Click here to view ICI's chess curriculum.

We are proud to recognize the outstanding chess achievements of following ICI students!
  • Zaroug Jaleel,
  • Alvin Berroa,
  • Stasik Popov,
  • Felix Yang,
  • Vikas Shiva, and
  • Danniel Angermeier
Between them, they have won a National Championship title and produced six state champions in six years.



Send email to info@InternationalChessInstitute.org with comments, suggestions or questions.