This week I've been getting ready for the new school year, trying to plan (roughly) my year's curriculum. I work in a public junior high school in Brooklyn NY, teaching a mixture of chess and eighth grade English. ![]() Most strong players have had a chess teacher at some point in their lives, and many players, even those who aren't professional educators, teach chess in some form or another. ![]() To my mind, one of the most organic social aspects of chess is teaching, and lately I've been noticing how widespread it is. Of course I enjoy the social parts of chess as well, and they do exist. Playing a tournament game at a slow time control, secure in the knowledge that no one is even allowed to talk to me, is probably (honestly) the only time I'm actually relaxed around other people. Photo Betsy Dynako One of the things I love the most about chess is its profoundly anti-social nature.
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