A - Italy - Does chess training affect meta-cognitive process and academic performance?

Meloni & Fanari (2021), “Does chess training affect meta-cognitive process and academic performance?” Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age. This study compared the results of two groups of children, one which had taken place in a 30-hour chess programme, the other in a 30-hour programme of physical sports. The results showed a significant gain in mathematical solving ability for the children in the chess programme.