NEW LEARNING CHESS STUDENT AND TEACHER BOOKS IN SINHALA LANGUAGE

From Mr. Shamin Dulal Achinthaka De Moraes, Negombo Chess Academy
LearningChess distributor and Editor of the books.

In the modern world, various countries using chess as an educational tool. World Chess Federation (FIDE) also has a special commission to promote chess in education. Chess has numerous benefits related to education. Chess improves IQ, problem-solving skills, spatial skills, memory, exercise both sides of the brain, creativity, concentration planning and foresight . . .

In Sri Lanka, there are over 10,000 schools. But, chess has spread in nearly 1,000 schools only. The main reasons are less awareness about chess and the lack of chess coaches.

With these Sinhala Language books ‘Learning Chess Student Workbook’ and ‘Learning Chess Teacher Handbook’, I’m hoping to spread the game to many schools as possible. I hope the Teacher’s Handbook will benefit the new coaches and teachers willing to join in this task.

The Student’s Workbook has created as a book that can be used by schoolchildren as young as 7 years to learn chess from the beginning in a structured way with a help of a teacher or a chess coach.

These books aim to reach out to as many children as possible on the island for chess school benefits. With these books, I’m hoping to work with organizations willing to take my assistance in future programs that introduce chess to schools.

I hope that chess will produce a generation of children who can think and make decisions with proper logical intellect.

I wish to express my gratitude to i-Mobil Solutions Ltd owner of LearningChess.net website, for allowing me to translate the lessons and Grandmaster Josef Pinter, the author of the lessons.

I am thankful to my friend Mr.Kaushalya Weerawarna who helped me immensely to complete the books. He is an experienced chess coach who has published several chess books in Sinhala Language.

Special thanks to Kasun Printers Negombo for printing the books and Mr. Vinod Fernando for introducing Kasun Printers.

Mr. Shamin Dulal Achinthaka De Moraes, Negombo Chess Academy
LearningChess distributor and Editor of the books.

The pictures are published with the permission of Mr. Shamin De Moraes.