How Chess Can Revolutionize Learning: Cody Pomeranz at TEDxYale

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[@yinyang9882]

Me 2 years ago “chess is for nerds” me now “I wanna be a grandmaster

[@briancasteel1222]

You can do it!

[@AryanSharma-fp9dm]

Absolutely relatable 🙌

[@briancasteel1222]

Chess helps us Logically solve complex problems. What is a good game to help us work on our reasoning skills?

[@selfless727]

Same 😂😂😂 now I play everyday

[@carlmarc3877]

Facts

[@MladenMavrovic]

Chess teaches kids how to act like a nice person when they win, and even more important, how to learn from their defeats - how to learn their current limitations, and how to progress. If a kid understand to apply this to other areas of life - its priceless :) This is one way of becoming smarter.

[@markkindle8114]

Well said, so does madden

[@lemonstrangler]

@@markkindle8114 so does gta v

[@tensaantares]

So Chess teaches kids good sportsmanship...okay.

[@paavobjorkbacka7254]

​@@tensaantaresYes, everytime you start the game you shake hands and do it after no matter how hard you stomped them

[@Ken.-]

Chess has been shown to improve memory. * forgets to put in slide of kids playing chess *

[@FollowTheTrend798]

It isnt that he forgot to put it in it's just probably he chose the wrong file when he uploaded it

[@Lewis5078]

It's more funny the way Ken says it.

[@Zero-ef4sc]

I'm pretty sure it was on purpose for the lolz.

[@Ken.-]

@@Zero-ef4sc I don't think anyone can act that good and get no response from the audience.

[@Zero-ef4sc]

@@Ken.- that's what you THINK. Not know.

[@stt5v2002]

Teach your kids to play early - very early. My 5 year old son played his first game 2 weeks ago and after 30 games and several hours of self initiated KZbin chess instruction, he already sees good moves I overlooked, uses chess notation and language (“daddy your pawn on h2 is hanging!”), and understands basic tactics and common checkmates. I think most kids his age can do the same, if they are introduced to the game and have fun playing it.

[@juanis8219]

I agree. Kids are insanely fast learners. We often underestimate their intelligence. It’s so important to nurture these abilities very early on and chess is a great way to do so.

[@georgeskhater487]

I agree I learned chess at 6 then stopped for like 10 yrs now I'm 15 and I know it's still early but I wish I didn't stop

[@crypto2633]

@@juanis8219 kids are faster learners because their heads are usually empty and harbor some obsessions that help motivate them to focus on the game lol

[@juanis8219]

ok that’s part of it yeah lol

[@barcakoseoglu6323]

I’m 13 and I’m just getting interested in it. Is it still possible to learn even though I’m a bit older?

[@ChessNetwork]

Well said Cody! :)

[@agarion101]

CHESS NETWORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@KillianDefaoite]

Jerry!!!

[@theflame45]

Hey jerry !!!!

[@lewsalonowy]

Jerry, chess+English. U r the best!

[@catedoge3206]

yuh

[@vastvision3330]

It is logical that chess improves your intelligence in those areas that are used during chess, enabling you to solve other problems that require the same brain areas. Saying playing chess only makes you better at chess is like saying lifting weights will only make you stronger at lifting those same weights in the gym but not lifting up furniture. The strengthened cortex and increased neuronal connections will help you in other tasks as well. But you should be serious when playing chess. Playing with skilled opponents that force you to think. Blindly doing moves without even trying to think a step ahead won't do much good. You have to challenge your brain like you challenge your muscles with heavy weights.

[@rohanjangir13]

Well said bro!! Loved it .. Really everyone have told me that chess makes u good at only chess but u r point was nice!!!!! Thanks.

[@lightimagay6370]

I will never forget the way in which i lost when playing my first games, the person i lost to was very nice about it and it taught me good sportsmanship. Also controlling anger and remaining calm in a stressful situation.

[@tavferry3301]

The thing I like about chess is that no matter how good you are, there is still room improve. The chess engines prove that.

[@KB-wy4zg]

One of the best talks on Chess I have seen!

[@whatrtheodds]

I started to play because I wanted to increase my intelligence. A kind friend took me their wing and taught me and we have played for hours. At first I took a long time to make moves I felt so confused. I couldn't see possiblity, I didn't have a strategy. But then it started to click I started understand the pieces better, and how to analyze the board. Honestly when I first started I didn't even like it but my hope it would grow on me made me keep trying. I'm so glad I stuck to it. Now im enjoying it and that's increasing the more and more I practice. Chess is really good stuff☺️🧠💝 I'm so greatful for the brains ability to learn.

[@v0id3333]

hi! im a beginner and i know a little bit but not much. Any advice? I’m not really that into chess but i want to keep trying since i feel like if i continue learning and understand whats going on during the game, i will start to like it. any advice is greatly appreciated!

[@whatrtheodds]

@@v0id3333 You have to dedicate ae time and have a good reason to learn, I was playing and losing against a guy I liked alot and I was motivated to prove myself and my intelligence by beating him and it worked for me, I won 7 times in a row when initially I couldn't beat him in even one game. You have to find what motivates you. Now I just play because I actually love it. But also because I want to remain smart as I value intelligence highly. I'm just like a classic love story except it's usually the guy that gets motivated to prove himself to the girl.

[@indranilbasu7301]

@nCr=odds Very Good to hear about you. At what age you started playing chess?

[@sameralshaikh2578]

school would've been so much cooler with chess

[@Galaxia53]

They would have probably forced everyone to play it which can easily take the fun out of it and especially make chess a bad experience.

[@jovanshrestha4075]

@@Galaxia53 it was pretty fun even though it was forced

[@Galaxia53]

@@jovanshrestha4075 Did you enjoy it even at the times you didn't feel like playing for what ever reason? Like what if you didn't sleep well for example

[@kschomber]

So proud to share this with my 10 year old son. He's going to be a part of a chess start up that is happening soon at his school! Very exciting!

[@Nautilus1972]

A chess startup ... jesus H Christ ....

[@theservantg]

Hope it all worked out

[@travboat]

Most people never play chess long enough to understand how rewarding it is to develop a strategy and to see it work out. Chess is as competitive as any other sport out there. One of the things that I find most rewarding about the game is that in the end, there isn't any dispute about who wins or loses. You either achieve victory or suffer defeat.

[@powergrower]

Trav Hall I found the same to be true in pool.

[@antoniobreaux1584]

John Lingel pool is great, but once you discover chess, you can’t be happy without it

[@cedriccappelle]

Also, as it gets more rewarding to win, it gets tougher to handle a defeat

[@briancasteel1222]

We need to teach children how to think and not what to think. Thank you!

[@daviddemar8749]

here is why it works-develop your pieces! great advice for on and off of the chessboard, literally and metaphorically:-)

[@valorexcalibur6089]

Best ted talk so far

[@sha8888]

That was beautiful, and literally brought tears to my eyes

[@TreespeakerOfTheLand]

same, haha

[@VocabClub]

dont forget to analyse your games even if you've won. thats how you progress. get a feedback as much as possible. there is almost always a better move in chess.

[@vr.108]

What a wonderful speach!

[@kendrasuedix]

Well said!!! Chess curriculums need to be in schools! Thankfully there are companies like The Knight School that are making this happen!

[@movimentoproxadrez]

Congratulations!

[@00sra]

I just started watching this show about a orphan who learned to play chess, it’s called The Queens Gambit. The show is on Netflix. It made chess look so fun and interesting to me.

[@pahoellyyy]

It just won the golden globe, amazing film

[@sombojoe]

Not to many TED Talks that make me cry!

[@whatrtheodds]

I cried too

[@computerstudies_ke3888]

#Get Chess in Schools and in daily life !!!

[@arkadiuszkozio408]

Love Chess really !

[@adamrubinson6875]

Excellent presentation

[@DavidPerez-mr3cs]

Phenomenal presentation.

[@CGoldthorpe]

Thanks and chess helps many things we do not even list like social skills. EVERYONE share this video make it viral!

[@VictorFoote01]

Started getting into chess again and I love it! When I have kids I would love to teach them. Thank you for the lecture :)

[@eboatwright_]

I love that ending analogy.

[@salt6697]

think one move ahead, its never a blame to lose to a younger player, its a lesson

[@ChallHatt]

Say with me Chess must be played everywhere Schools, Offices, Home ... Everywhere

[@praddhumnashukla9992]

Watching it in 2022 !

[@RaphaelNeff]

Well said Cody!

[@horacechaplin3504]

I thought most kids played chess & other board games when their younger.. My mom used to always teach my brothers & I about board games, chess being one of the games we played the most. Even people at my public school knew chess decently well, i didn't know people aren't even familiar with chess .

[@skionen1781]

Excellent stuff thanks 😊

[@BabzTheGenie]

Excellent ted talk!

[@somtovitus]

"Hello everyone" - Agadmator

[@tacosbellos]

well said, I totally agree with you

[@medicca]

Chess teaches us that the most important coordinate is H2... ChessNetwork

[@mouatezsan1969]

Why h2 ?

[@guidolbruera]

@@mouatezsan1969 bless you

[@elpocamadre9810]

Im agree, chess must be to teach at school.

[@syedshaheen9522]

@@DM-kn1rk Exactly 👍

[@TeeDhirav32]

Ricardo Vera Agreed chess should be taught at school.

[@resoltion9851]

Here's the correct version of this sentence: I agree, chess must be taught at school. *no grammar checker used*

[@TeeDhirav32]

Repiked ayt

[@TeeDhirav32]

Repiked Im too lazy to check but thanks

[@Rocketbearful]

i wanted to finish this, but before I end it, I play a move already.

[@SpencerNotOP]

Totally agreed.

[@Arthounot]

Some people think it is, But you came here, and learned something about it. Good for you. Now play

[@maimoonakhan7203]

💯💯💯

[@fbomb3035]

Chess can make you a genius in life you can have crazy thinking skills

[@vivekjoshi5207]

Agree with every word of the speaker..

[@evanpc7002]

this is great

[@energy7429]

AGREEE!!!!!!!

[@moniquesalazar1708]

A lot of comments talk about kids and schools, but older beginners at chess can just study techniques to tap into the subconscious. The reason little kids pick up on things is because they're constantly in a theta state, deeper into subconscious (which controls 95% of what we do) than alpha (which occurs during meditation, prayer, rolling eyes up without hurting). If you habitually tell yourself (out loud or silently) to pick up on things in chess games that surprise you, tell yourself "more and more and more every game," especially if you imagine the feeling of pleasant surprise, you'll see results. Don't struggle to do it, just trust that it'll happen, that other aspects of you are making it happen behind the scenes without you trying. Repitition is a key component of subconscious program. Also, if you tell yourself as you're going to bed and as soon as you wake up. The state when not fully asleep, but starting to dream a little is very powerful, but anytime with eyes closed and/or rolled up is good.

[@Cat_Trainer]

Chess is such a wonderful game, 😁🇵🇭

[@imamgiuseppe5103]

From watching lila chess zero I've learned to make difficult sacrifices when focusing on initiative in life....nower days I make tougher smarter decisions more frequently in the hope of achieving an incredible accomplishments....which to lila chess zero would be a great cheat mate against stock fish...my initiative is success btw and I'm 18

[@dianewiegel7136]

My 27 yr old son is giving me a chess lesson tonight.

[@achyutram1239]

I has revolutionized my learning:) #true story

[@marykayryan7891]

Like art and music, which are also "indirect" ways to "success." And offer all kinds of other benefits.

[@radromy3326]

i agree 100 percent.

[@mr.snoopy_bdon6609]

true !

[@notyou6674]

i played like 3 games of chess in school cause we had boards but no one wanted to actually play during breaks

[@synchronium24]

Yep, that's Jerry.

[@Malikin]

His outfit is dope

[@dvk2233]

"these aren't child prodigies, they don't have photographic memories" games being played by Judit Polgar......

[@rikvanderbruggen988]

Well, not a child ...

[@pahoellyyy]

greatest female chess player of all time

[@jacobschofield9994]

wish i had learnt sooner

[@chessrookiesarea]

Would you guys mind it if I translate the speech into German and put it on my YT channel?

[@asheelu]

ChessCoach sharing is caring

[@theartiste8669]

do it

[@Galaxia53]

It's possible to add custom subtitles to this video too. But you need permission of course. Not everyone likes it when you re-upload their videos. I wouldn't do it without permission

[@CGoldthorpe]

The study your referred to about the 60% drop in suspensions for a school in NY - Was that a study by Dr.Furgeson? If so, if you can cite it I can use it too! :)

[@israelonuoha]

Very interesting

[@josesantos2084]

Someone can put a link about the "researchs and studies" the guy mentioned that makes chess is the cause of mentioned habilities? Because I m very skceptcal about this . A great chess player once sayd: "Playing chess improves your habbility of play chess" I wish could be different but I think it's just the case. period. Sorry for my very bad english. Cheers from Brasil! If someone profs I'm wrong I'll feel great!!!

[@waitonice6618]

Nice one

[@rolandmousaa3110]

"I'm not stupid!" WOW! Thanks for teaching us.. Thomas Edison finished only 8th Grade.. Our Move! YES! Inventor: Roland Mousaa

[@odianosenokoduwa906]

Roland Mousaa that was funny 😁

[@souvikmondal5797]

And we have maurice Ashley in the background

[@bhavyasethi8247]

nice one

[@AlexPBenton]

Most of my friends learned how to play chess in Junior year of high school. 😟

[@arh7897]

Weights in the morning chess after full body mental work out

[@chesshub6897]

Age matters to some extent if your goal is to be a proffesional you must start in your early years at least till you are 15 as a GM Keith Arkell only started playing seariously at around 14-15 then beyond that is become less likely and eventually impossible but to simply enjoy the game then yes age isn't important

[@robsonchagas2984]

you are right but i guess u kinda miss the bigger picture which appear to be the great point of the talk. it's not about going pro, but getting the +'s of playing it trought life. just like he pointed out, it's not only played by smarts but to benefit from 'getting smarter'

[@paulmorphy6314]

@@guspartschmuth592 exactly. Many people have started late and gone big

[@David723456]

I wish my school had chess

[@fakejordans909]

I love chess

[@denisblack9897]

wow

[@noahcaplinger2856]

chess is the second most popular pastime in the world second only to soccer.

[@robsonchagas2984]

clash royale may beat that but as chess can be easily made and accessible. it has a huge plus against applications and smartphones in the world.

[@royalredbird9717]

Well, I just learnt chess in 2020 at the age of 14.

[@IRailroad]

~No Stress Chess~ Start here X ~No Stress Chess~ @ Toys R Us, etc.

[@davidfonseca746]

How often should you play or practice to see benefits?

[@aamirahmed4196]

It doesn't work like that you have to make it a lifestyle

[@mahdisalehi5571]

I've been trying to get that white dot off my screen 4:20

[@naziajgamer3257]

its true tho i have seen some improvements in math tbh and my teacher was like "wtf happened to u? where did all this improvement come from?"

[@RobertCleggRC]

Hi Cody. Have you come up with answers as to why it hasn't revolutionized learning yet? A $4 solution that has obvious benefits?! What are your thoughts on why it doesn't get adopted? What are the business and implementation challenges here? ... or is it the product?

[@robsonchagas2984]

It may be hard to attract people, because other activities have more impact in overall life. Since your time is limited, you need to choose wisely. For example, physical team sports greatly improve your body and arguably social life which is probably more attracting as common life-culture-society circles around that.

[@sevroaubarca306]

I also think, that it's some kind of political problem, since teaching kids chess at school was a system used by the soviets.

[@joebazooks]

Is that actually ChessNetwork?

[@suryanshsomani7916]

/ yup

[@jesusthroughmary]

Good ear

[@the5tigers]

jesusthroughmary where when ?

[@CGoldthorpe]

contact NSCF and local chess people!

3+2 😇

[@renehenriksen1735]

Maurice Ashley is a "bad boy" to play chess against. Bad Boys Bad Boys! What´s you gonna do when they come for you!?? ;)

[@elsamp]

Shut up

[@JimJWalker]

Scholastic chess in NFL stadiums that last the game is an excellent idea.

[@hudriwudi5074]

How much ELO do you think he has? @everyone I think so 1900

[@maroon-gf8rx]

Arghhhhhh I'm up all night thinking about chess moves and contemplating my life choices. Helpppppop

[@sahebbanerjee86]

would say , it is waste of time , don't waste time instead focus on your objectives of life

[@dakkoshite]

Chess > Football

[@tushargupta4262]

That's like comparing Apples to Brinjals.

[@rajeshnayak8492]

Why is tedtalks so obsessed with low volume.

[@frankystrings]

😂😂

[@gouravnigam1987]

Wait who is this "one of the greatest on the planet" ? If i am not mistaken in terms of chess commentary then sure Ashley Maurice is great and i think its Him giving simul right?

[@DukeMcManhands]

or draw

[@psygma1301]

Floyd Mayweather Jr. " On this level it's chess, not checkers". RIP Roger

[@randomgen9218]

I dont understand ... what boxing has to do with chess .. will you plz explain???

[@levyan4718]

Our education system conforms us to be unremarkable... Education must be non conforming.. let children become something without the barriers.. humanity will become something else entirely

[@dittery]

Ted talk

[@warrenpugh7844]

Chess is not for everyone, but silence, respect and sportsmanship are. WASP

[@hallooweens]

Moi j'aime :) :) :) Le petit prince :) :) :)

[@jiherapple]

most people think chess is boring

[@robsonchagas2984]

everything can be boring if presented boringly

[@erickch6200]

They not thinking

[@pahoellyyy]

Queen's Gambit proves otherwise

[@rickquesada925]

Chess is exciting to play. It is a pressure packed game.