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761 sats \ 8 comments \ @grayruby 5 Aug Stacker_Sports

My daughter likes to play one game of chess with me each night before she goes to bed.

I am not very good and she is pretty good for a 6 year old so we can have a decent game provided I give her a bit of help and remind her to slow down and consider all her options. If she is playing well and giving the game her full attention I will usually let her win.

Last night I was trying to coach her into a checkmate and she made a move which would have led to a stalemate. I said "Are you sure you want to do that, I think that makes the game a stalemate". I am pretty sure she doesn't know what that means but rather than asking she just replied "well, none of your ideas are going to work against me, so..." and made the move anyways. I laughed so hard and she said "don't tell mommy I said that" and I laughed again.

Hahaha the game ends in a stalemate draw but I lose the trash talk battle.

Sats for all, GR

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50 sats \ 1 reply \ @SimpleStacker 5 Aug

Learning how a dominant position can easily turn into a stalemate is a great chess lesson. It also teaches you to keep fighting since you can turn a lost position into a stalemate, especially against inexperienced players

30 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby OP 5 Aug

You are right. It was a good lesson and also a good laugh.

40 sats \ 2 replies \ @spraveenitpro 5 Aug

Wow...I have a daughter at that same age, how do you recommend we get started with chess, I am also new to the game.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby OP 5 Aug

Both of my kids started with Quick Chess.

They learn the basics on an easier board and then when you flip it over it has the full chess board on the other side. I found it useful but didn't use the quick board for very long.

40 sats \ 0 replies \ @spraveenitpro 7 Aug

Awesome, will look for this!

40 sats \ 2 replies \ @kurszusz 16 Aug

I usually play cards with my son in the evenings (not much, max 20 minutes). Always the same game :)

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby OP 16 Aug

That's nice quality time to spend.

40 sats \ 0 replies \ @kurszusz 20 Aug

Our kids need us to spend a lot of time with them. We usually play cards, board games, and Lego. And every evening we read for 30-40 minutes (either my wife or I). Now that our little one is born (4 months old), we obviously have a little less time for the "big ones", but so far they haven't complained :)