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Originally Posted by MoneyGuy
Asked this on the questions thread. Didn’t know there was a chess thread so here goes.
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 9. He’s playing online against a computer. His ninth birthday is actually Sunday and I’m getting 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 and explain strategy. He’s bright so he’ll be good - eventually.
Any ideas for keeping him interested?
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Maybe find one of those annoying roblox yoututers that also does chess content?
I'm kind of in the same boat, would like to hear some actual ideas
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