Cub Scout Chess

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Chess Belt Loop and Pin

Chess Academics Belt Loop Chess Academics Pin (line drawing, actual pins are color)

The Cub Scout Chess Belt Loop is an option for the Webelos Scholar activity badge.

The Cub Scout Chess belt loop and pin are a part of the Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program. Tiger Cub, Wolf, Bear, and Webelos Scouts may earn this award in a Family, Den, Pack, school, or community setting. Tiger Cubs must be always accompanied by their Adult partner.

Belt Loop Requirements

1. Identify the chess pieces and set up a chess board for play.
2. Demonstrate the moves of each chess piece to your den leader or adult partner.
3. Play a game of chess.

Academics Pin Requirements

Earn the Chess belt loop, and complete 5 of the following requirements:

1. Demonstrate basic opening principles (such as development of pieces, control center, castle, don't bring queen out too early, don't move same piece twice).
2. Visit a chess tournament and tell your den about it.
3. Participate in a pack, school, or community chess tournament.
4. Solve a pre-specified chess problem (e.g., "White to move and mate in three") given to you by your adult partner.
5. Play five games of chess.
6. Play 10 chess games via computer or on the Internet.
7. Read about a famous chess player.
8. Describe U.S. Chess Federation ratings for chess players.
9. Learn to write chess notation and record a game with another Scout.
10. Present a report about the history of chess to your den or family.

The official source for the information shown in this article or section is: Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program Guide, 2003 Edition (BSA Supply No. 34299)

Help with these requirements

A FREE workbook for Cub Scout Chess is available here! with the maps, charts, links, diagrams, and checklists you need! Or click here to print just the Cub Scout Chess requirements.

meritbadge.org has PDF and DOC versions of Boy Scout merit badge workbooks, Webelos workbooks, and Cub Scout workbooks.

Notes

1. Earning the Cub Scout Chess Belt Loop while a Webelos Scout is requirement 8 of the Webelos Scholar Activity Badge.
2. Details on earning a Cub Scout Sports or Academic pin or belt loop multiple times

Related achievements, electives, or other awards

Wolf Cub Scout

• Achievement 10g could be met by completing Cub Scout Chess Belt Loop requirement 3 or Cub Scout Chess Pin requirement 5

Bear Cub Scout

• Achievements 15b. and 15c. could be met by completing Cub Scout Chess Belt Loop requirement 3 or Cub Scout Chess Pin requirement 5

Webelos Scout

• Scholar Activity Badge requirement 8 (earn the Cub Scout Chess Belt Loop while a Webelos Scout)

External links

• Chess for Kids
• chessKIDS academy
• The Chess Variant Pages

Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program (Belt Loops and Pins)   (Worksheets)

Academics Art · Astronomy · Chess · Citizenship · Collecting · Communicating · Computers · Disability Awareness · Geography · Family Travel · Geology · Good Manners · Heritages · Language and Culture · Map and Compass · Mathematics · Music · Nutrition · Pet Care · Photography · Reading and Writing · Science · Video Games · Weather · Wildlife Conservation Sports Archery · Badminton · Baseball · Basketball · BB-Gun Shooting · Bicycling · Bowling · Fishing · Flag Football · Golf · Gymnastics · Hiking · Hockey · Horseback Riding · Ice Skating · Kickball · Marbles · Physical Fitness · Roller Skating · Skateboarding · Snow Ski and Board Sports · Soccer · Softball · Swimming · Table Tennis · Tennis · Ultimate · Volleyball

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