[MoneyGuy]

Any advice for teaching a nine-year-old how to play chess? We’ve had one game and I basically threw the game. I had him mated in six moves but explained his mistake and didn’t do the mate. He had a slight advantage on points (5 for a rook, knight 3, etc.) but lost interest. His moves made no sense, moving a piece then two moves later back to the same position.

I get that he’s only nine. He’s playing online against a computer. His ninth birthday is actually Sunday and I’d like to get him his first chess set. Maybe he’d be best off playing the computer opponent for a few weeks so he can gain experience. Or maybe have him watch his dad and play a game explain strategy. He’s bright so he’ll be good - eventually.