The National Survey statistics that I mentioned in my previous article are from the following:

The survey was conducted online with a random sample of 576 men and women who have a child under the age of 18 who plays chess or is learning to play chess.

The Impulse Research proprietary online panel has been carefully selected to closely match US population demographics and the respondents are representative of American men and women who have a child under the age of 18.

Research was conducted in March 2011

As I said in that previous article use the available information for promotional purposes. Our ultimate goal should always be to get more people playing and enjoying chess!

Okay guys, it's been a while but I'm back with some interesting statistics for you. I got these stats from the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. I'm also including my commentary in Italics:

According to a recent national survey–

Of parents who noticed a change in their child’s grades since the child began playing chess, 93 percent said they’ve seen a positive improvement! Anyone who is interested in chess for any length of time knows this one to be true. I remember having little trouble in school or college ... I owe a lot to chess.

Parents whose children had improved learning skills since taking an interest in chess saw the most significant improvement in math, science and reading. Sixty-six percent reported improved math grades, 46 percent saw improvements in science grades, and 41 percent saw improvements in reading grades. I'd like to know what the differences between scores in Algebra and Geometry. That could constitute a significant understanding in how the brain functions in chess calculation.

Over half (55%) of children who play chess began playing between the ages of 6 and 8. Ninety-five percent of children began before the age of 12. The younger the better!

Go forth my friends and use these stats in your chess promotions ... I'll be looking into this survey and getting you the citations. Keep watching!

I need this video that was uploaded to youtube by Eugene Potemkin translated from Russian into English: