Through chess, pupils learn how to invent creative solutions to problems. They learn 'how to analyze a situation by focusing on the important factors. Chess is effective because it is self-motivating. Verbal fluency is an individual's ability to generate a large number of ideas with words. Flexibility represents a person's ability, to produce a variety of types of ideas, to shift from one approach to another, or to use a variety of strategies.
Originality is skill at producing ideas that are different from the obvious.
It is important to note that all scores reported for the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking are standard T-scores. These scores were all based on creative thinking norms established for junior high school students. Summary Table 4 sheds some light on this question. It would appear from the data collected and the statistical test results listed in the table below that there can be little doubt that chess does enhance creativity in gifted adolescents. Dr. Stephen Schi.ff's claim that creativity can be taught through the art of chess has been confirmed.