New Jersey § 18a:35-4

§ 18a:35-4.

The Legislature finds and declares that: a. chess increases strategic thinking skills, stimulates intellectual creativity,

and improves problem-solving ability while raising self esteem; b. when youngsters play chess they must call upon higher-order thinking skills, analyze

actions and consequences, and visualize future possibilities; c. in countries where chess is offered widely in schools, students exhibit excellence

in the ability to recognize complex patterns and consequently excel in math and science;

and d. instruction in chess during the second grade will enable pupils to learn skills

which will serve them throughout their lives.