The modern concept of general education puts the idea of the development of the child's personality, the formation of his creative abilities, the education of important personal qualities at the forefront. All this and much more is greatly facilitated by the learning of the game of chess .. If until recently the main attention of scientists was turned to school age, where, as it seemed, the child acquires the necessary knowledge and skills for everyone, develops his strength and abilities, now the situation has radically changed. A significant role in this was played by the "information explosion" - a sign of our time. Today's children are smarter than their predecessors - this is a universally recognized fact. This is primarily due to the media, girded the world with communication channels, from morning to night pouring a stream of diverse knowledge into children's minds. Today, there are more and more children with bright general intellectual development, their ability to comprehend the complex modern world manifests itself very early - in 3-4 years.