Push to include chess in the national curriculum

By Angela Thompson
Updated May 3 2015 - 10:34pm, first published 4:30pm
Strategy game: John Adams will draw on international research pointing to the positive effects of the game of chess on brain development. Picture: ALEX ELLINGHAUSEN
Strategy game: John Adams will draw on international research pointing to the positive effects of the game of chess on brain development. Picture: ALEX ELLINGHAUSEN

Should chess be made mandatory in primary schools to arrest Australia’s falling student performance?

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