Chess mania captures Armenia's attention: Small Caucasus country is the first in the world to make chess mandatory in schools, aiming to build a better society. | Features - Al Jazeera - http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth...
"In Armenia, learning to play the grand game of strategy in school is mandatory for children - the only country in the world that makes chess compulsory - and the initiative has paid dividends. Armenia, a Caucasus country with a population of just three million, is a chess powerhouse." - × × ×