At Long Last (No I'm Not Finished With the Circles Yet)
My oldest daughter, to whom I taught chess when she was just 4 years old, has finally (at age 7 going on 8) expressed a desire to play in her grade school's chess club. It makes her daddy proud! Now, I'd like to make her proud. Wouldn't it be great if one day she could say that her daddy is an Expert or even Master player and would be willing to come to her school and give a simul? My goal is set. I'm confident I can get there. The problem is finding the correct path.
posted by CelticDeath at 10:13 AM
9 Comments:
Or perhaps your daughter will be beating you by age 10! Lol. Kids tend to quickly accelerate past their parents.
Hey CD, I have an 8 year old daughter who loves to play, I hope she joins the chess club too. I plan on doing what it takes to reach expert over the next few years, so maybe they will let me be an assistant coach!
Christopher, you're probably right. She's a lot smarter than I was at that age. She just needs to develop some drive and ambition! :)
Scitcat, judging from your recent OTB, expert status isn't too far away for you!
Hey CD,
Congrats. About the right path. IMHO I think you are already on it. Just keep putting in that sweat dude!
Look at Don. Everyone says he did the plan the wrong way (the original way) but he still has the ratings points to show for it.
PS
Thanks, Pawn Sensei. I do take heart in that. I wish he'd come by more often and tell us how he's doing.
I know quite a lot of parents and kids playing chess, and all of the kids play better than their parents. Just have a look at these: my friend Martin and his son Richard.
If she turns out to be a prodigy, be careful. All these guys like Fischer, Kasparov and Karpov who are told they are something special at very young age, became very egocentric when they grew older.
Holy Cow, Mousetrapper! That's quite a difference in rating!! I do think that children do get the benefit of avoiding some of the chess learning mistakes of their parents, so that and having more time on their hands may explain why they go farther.
Tempo, I'll keep that in mind!
CD, the "kid" has grown up meanwhile, but the difference was already impressive when he was a kid.
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