from the first google result for "chess programming skills", this article (http://sam-koblenski.blogspot.com/2013/12/what-can-chess-teach-us-about.html http://s

from the first google result for "chess programming skills", this article (http://sam-koblenski.blogspot.com/2013/12/what-can-chess-teach-us-about.html http://sam-koblenski.blogspot.com/2013/12/what-can-chess-tea...) gives a few thoughts on why chess skills can translate into good programming skills.