The Paducah Sun from Paducah, Kentucky • 4

SUN-DEMOCRAT, PADUCAH, KY. THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1972 Teen-Age Chess Expert Advises Teaching The Game To Children By JOY STILLEY A Newsfeatures Writer PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. (AP) Five-year-olds are perfectly capable of learning to play chess and, in fact, that is the best age to start them out, says teen-age chess expert Eric Schiller, who serves as a volunteer teacher to kindergarten youngsters. "The earlier they learn to play chess the more beneficial the ability will be," he says. WHITE FLARES Sizes 8-14 Regular and Slim (B PAGE FOUR-A w- rrep sizes viv ep sizes 26-29 Waist cs and helps; them to think more clearly and evaluate decisions better." The 17-year-old senior at Schreiber High here ifTII I teacnes me Tunaamemais or me EARLYmRT-TeeSage rsEalaSS game to kindergarteners at the believes in introducing children to the game at a young age, Flower Hill.

Elementary School. gjve8 fr-year-oid" Laurence Struber some pointers." nc is a vuiuniccr iu ncir for the game. Though an apti Schiller plans to attend the University of Chicago next year (Help Educate Little People), a program that places high school students in an assistant iuae ior mam orten is not apparent at that age, he- adds that the child who plays good chess and major in Russian, a language he became interested in teacher capacity In elementary The pants with STA-Prest the famous fit never needs ironing the crease is permanent if they don't give you the best wash and wear results you have ever enjoyed we'll give you your money back satisfaction guaranteed. from reading books about schools. "I asked for the younger chil chess, but which he now enjoys for its own sake.

In addition to dren because I feel they're eas will be good In math. Schiller recalls that from the time he was 4 or 5 he played chess with his father or guests in a casual way. In the middle of junior high he joined a group speaking Russian, he speaks ier to work with and there's more you can teach someone Serbo-Croatian and can read German, Portuguese, Spanish, young," says Schiller. "I've al French, Czech and Swedish, all of 9th-graders who played it a little more seriously. ways had the idea of introducing chess to kids and the best place was on the kindergarten level.

of which he familiarized himself with through reading chess magazines. "We entered a tournament and had a crushing defeat," he "I learned at that age and admits, "and then I started to LEVI'S BLUE DENIM FLARES He may eventually gf into the field of diplomacy, teaching or some type of interpreting Bobby Fischer did and so did most of the other players pick up chess seriously and bought the first of many chess books. I probably buy more work. my real idea for have come in contact with," he continues. "In the United States it may seem early but In the chess books than any other jun life is to get a job to sustain myself while playing chess," he ior (under-21 player) In the Soviet Union normal." says.

country." Now chess has become a way Prep Size 26-29 Waist Schiller, who gets a half unit credit per term for working Hearty NASA Eaters. NEW YORK (AP) While It five days a week with his young of life for who carries a folding chess board, zipper-cased playing pieces and basic students, starts out by introduc took many technicians, comput ing the pieces one at a time and chess books' with him wherever he goes. He was an assistant letting the kids become thor ers and complex communication equipment to get the tournament director for the) Apollo 16 astronauts to the Rugged, all cotton, pre -shrunk denim, stitched throughout with the strongest thread. Buy your exact size. U.S.

Chess Championship, was moon and back, it also took a captain of the Eastern High oughly familiar with how each moves. One 6-year-old has already played in an' under-13-year-old tournament. "I give them general principles that get them he School co-championship team lot of eating and drinking. Servomation that serves the NASA Manned Spaceflight Center, says NASA per and has won many trophies. He owns seven chess sets, in explains.

"They use basically cluding one huge "artistic" sonnel consumed some 87,000 sandwiches, 123,000 candy bars Prep Sizes 26-29 one. He also plays, bridge, but thinks it involves too much lucfc "In chess there's a very SUPER SLLMS 0 and gum, 18,800 hot meals, cups of coffee, 136,000 soft the same opening all the time, but they are beginning to get some attacking schemes down and occasionally get into some defensive things." The youth lists intelligence and a "very competitive instinct" as major prerequisites drinks and 48,000 packs of ciga rettes during the 12-day mission. small percentage of luck," he says. "The only reason people lose in chess is because thev Third Floor make a mistake themselves." READ THE WANT ADS DAILY Shop Friday Our Entire Stock TSP0MT COATS ENI Regular $40.00 to $55.00 Wonderful, ease-of-care knit spbrt coats single breasted styles solids and fancies in textured weaves 36-46, reg. and long.

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