For the first time, chess will be included as a sport at the Paris Olympic Games 2024.Chess has been proven to build executive function. The sooner you start building this with children, the better the result.Chess provides the ability to think in a new and different way, to problem solve, to adjust to changes, to incorporate new ideas.Chess is like a language -- you learn it at a young age, develop it over time, and it improves your cognitive abilities.The United States is the strongest chess nation in the world. Three of the top ten chess players in the world are Americans.