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re: Chess: Who here plays it?
Posted on 6/9/25 at 10:00 am to CBandits82
Posted on 6/9/25 at 10:00 am to CBandits82
My dad was a world class chess player (FIDE Master) and used to give lessons. If your kid is very serious about becoming a great player, it’s probably a good idea. My dad found it a waste of time to teach beginners, so only once he’s become a competitive player and exhausted basic resources would it be worth the cost.
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Posted on 6/9/25 at 10:03 am to CBandits82
Watch the movie Searching for Bobby Fischer with him!
Posted on 6/9/25 at 10:03 am to CBandits82
quote:yes
Should he take in person Chess lessons?
Look for chess clubs in your area.
Got 4yo involved. Once he turns 5 he will start lessons.
Is your kid azn by chance? If not he will probably be the only white kid as well
Enjoy. Chess is such an amazing game
Posted on 6/9/25 at 10:08 am to CBandits82
Chess player here.
The worst thing he can do is play fast time controls online. Will create terrible habits.
He should be playing rapid 10 min time controls at minimum.
The worst thing he can do is play fast time controls online. Will create terrible habits.
He should be playing rapid 10 min time controls at minimum.
Posted on 6/9/25 at 10:15 am to TheWalrus
Here is a thread on chess books for child beginners
LINK /
and my reply in that thread which I stand by:
For those who want to introduce kids to chess, I very highly recommend getting your hands on an old copy of Chess Master 6000. Later Editions butchered the tutorial.
If you have an old laptop with XP on it, that would be ideal. Unless it has Windows 98... which, sadly, would also work
Starting at absolute novice level, the tutorials present new information/concepts quickly, but in small increments, with lots of quizzes that reinforce the principles.
My four kids all greatly enjoyed the program at an early age. It definitely helped make chess become a part of their lives
it teaches a great deal about patience in problem solving too. Early on, they are quick to get frustrated when they get stumped by a quiz problem, and they want help.
I'd make them walk through the problem and their assumptions for me out loud, and they almost always end up blushing as they recognize their error for themselves. They quickly learn how to systematically work through the problems on their own.
I think that might be the closest I ever came to being Ward Cleaver
Here is one on eBay for sale
LINK
my daughter completed high school this year and recently told me that, considering how consistently she and her siblings were exposed to chess while growing up, she expected it to be a much more important adult-life skill!
sort of like the "stop drop and roll" meme stating that we all thought being lit on fire was going to be a bigger problem in our adult lives
LINK /
and my reply in that thread which I stand by:
For those who want to introduce kids to chess, I very highly recommend getting your hands on an old copy of Chess Master 6000. Later Editions butchered the tutorial.
If you have an old laptop with XP on it, that would be ideal. Unless it has Windows 98... which, sadly, would also work
Starting at absolute novice level, the tutorials present new information/concepts quickly, but in small increments, with lots of quizzes that reinforce the principles.
My four kids all greatly enjoyed the program at an early age. It definitely helped make chess become a part of their lives
it teaches a great deal about patience in problem solving too. Early on, they are quick to get frustrated when they get stumped by a quiz problem, and they want help.
I'd make them walk through the problem and their assumptions for me out loud, and they almost always end up blushing as they recognize their error for themselves. They quickly learn how to systematically work through the problems on their own.
I think that might be the closest I ever came to being Ward Cleaver
Here is one on eBay for sale
LINK
my daughter completed high school this year and recently told me that, considering how consistently she and her siblings were exposed to chess while growing up, she expected it to be a much more important adult-life skill!
sort of like the "stop drop and roll" meme stating that we all thought being lit on fire was going to be a bigger problem in our adult lives
This post was edited on 6/9/25 at 10:17 am
Posted on 6/9/25 at 10:17 am to CBandits82
Chess.com app
Posted on 6/9/25 at 10:17 am to SidetrackSilvera
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What you're gonna want to do here is find a chess coach who once coached the greatest chess grand master of all time, but who lost his pupil to mental illness and finds himself coaching pikers in a low-rent space ... Good luck.
Great father/ son movie too!!
This post was edited on 6/9/25 at 10:19 am
Posted on 6/9/25 at 10:18 am to CBandits82
The chess.com app has a ton of resources. They have different membership tiers.
Posted on 6/9/25 at 10:22 am to When in Rome
I believe you can still get a free trial of the diamond membership which allows unlimited puzzles, tactics lessons, opening lessons, etc. Its great. I think the diamond membership is around $15/mo
Posted on 6/9/25 at 10:50 am to LSU Grad Alabama Fan
Classic episode. Screechmovich was just too good.
Posted on 6/9/25 at 11:22 am to CBandits82
Been playing since about the 9th grade. I broke my leg one summer in high school and got addicted to the game. Pretty much couldn’t do shite all summer and I spent every hour playing chess and then would learn and play some Hold ‘Em to break up the monotony.
You get better at this game by playing and pouring tons of hours into it. You also have to dwell on your defeats and second guess those moves to get better.
I have an app called Pocket Chess that I wish I had back then. It basically cuts the board down into a section and puts you in a scenario to get mate.
You get better at this game by playing and pouring tons of hours into it. You also have to dwell on your defeats and second guess those moves to get better.
I have an app called Pocket Chess that I wish I had back then. It basically cuts the board down into a section and puts you in a scenario to get mate.
Posted on 6/9/25 at 11:24 am to CBandits82
I'm not sure if it's worth a shite but Duolingo has added chess on their app
Posted on 6/9/25 at 11:26 am to CBandits82
Anyone got a chessUp board? Thing looks phenomenal.
thinking ab picking one up for tHonk
thinking ab picking one up for tHonk
This post was edited on 6/9/25 at 11:27 am
Posted on 6/9/25 at 11:29 am to CBandits82
Chess.com app is solid.
This post was edited on 6/9/25 at 11:33 am
Posted on 6/9/25 at 11:33 am to MikelArteta
Diamond membership is definitely worth it for regular players or people trying to learn. I have had it for a couple of years.
Posted on 6/9/25 at 11:35 am to CBandits82
quote:
My son has all of a sudden shown a great interest in Chess
He said Chest Dummy
Like boobies
Posted on 6/9/25 at 11:43 am to CBandits82
I would hire this guy as a coach. Too bad he is dead.
Posted on 6/9/25 at 12:07 pm to CBandits82
I was the sixth grade at Northside Upper Elementary champion in 1968! 
This post was edited on 6/9/25 at 12:12 pm
Posted on 6/9/25 at 12:12 pm to CBandits82
It’s surprising how many people don’t know how to play chess..,must was a inner-city public school thing but we all learned to play in junior high… no later than 9th grade…everyone else learns in jail.. you won’t run across to many older Black (30+)guys who don’t know how to play chess
Posted on 6/9/25 at 12:39 pm to Honkus
thats kind of cool but how long does it take to learn how the pieces move?
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