Why do we teach children chess? They wasted years of my time at school with the false belief that the intelligence built was transferrable to other domains. Not

Why do we teach children chess? They wasted years of my time at school with the false belief that the intelligence built was transferrable to other domains. Not true for chess, for learning another language or playing a musical instrument. They didn't know that then but today there is no excuse. It's totally irresponsible to have a child waste their finite learning window acquiring a skill with no utility. A skilled child chess champion is a tragic story of what could have been, if only their parents had seen more potential in their future beyond winning a board game against the homeless. Clearly capable, but mislead