Questions tagged [children]
Questions about how children play or learn chess, or how to teach it to them. For questions about teaching chess to children add the tag [teaching]; for questions about how children learn chess, add the tag [learning].
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Teaching chess to children
I am a father of a 5 years old who shows a keen interest to play. Probably as a result of the fact she sees me playing all the time, or because she noticed she can get any dad time she wants by asking ...
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How do you encourage juniors to play slower?
Question to chess coaches: the common problem with beginning juniors (ages 5-8 years old) is very fast playing. What are your methods to convince/encourage your pupils to play slower chess?
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Does learning chess make you smarter?
I noticed that a lot of chess experts state or imply that teaching kids to play chess is good for them. I wonder if there have been any reliable studies of this (As in, randomized controlled trials)? ...
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Where can I find chess tournaments near me for kids or teens?
Where can I find chess tournaments near me for kids or teens? I am 13 and in the U.S.
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When should I introduce chess clock to a child?
My five-year-old daughter has learnt the rules of chess and is able to play complete games by herself. I do not have a chess clock and she has never used one. I am wondering if I should let her start ...
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Why do children move so quickly?
I played a game against a 6 years old child where I launched a strong attack against the poor child:
[fen ""]
[white "Me"]
[Black "6 years old child"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 ...
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Which countries have (or had) chess as a compulsory component of their national curricula?
The only country I know of that definitely has chess as a compulsory subject on its national curriculum is Armenia. Are there any others? I think Paraguay may be one.
Please take "national ...
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How old was Judit Polgár when she learned to play chess?
I found a few publicly accessible biographies of Judit Polgár, including details of her early life. According to the biography on her website, she was 9 when she first won an international chess ...
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Chess app with king captures
I am in pretty much the situation of this question: I'm trying to teach my four-year-old son the rules of chess, but the concept of "checkmate" is too abstract for a small child, so I want ...
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What chess book or teaching approach is this from my childhood?
When I was little (mid-late 90's) my mom taught me to play chess. She had a book, which looked pretty old at the time (perhaps from the 70s but I could be off by a decade or more). The book outlined ...
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What is a good size chess board for an eight-year-old?
I'd like to buy my nephew a folding wooden chess set for his birthday.
When I played with my own children when they were smaller it was hard for them to go more than a few minutes without fidgeting ...
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Is there a trick to help kids know which direction pawns are going?
My 5-year-old old daughter very often forgets which direction a pawn is moving. This is confusing especially at endgame studies.
I use a marker pen to draw two eyes on the pawns so that her pawns are ...
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Is there research on how successfully chess can discipline children?
According to the article Armenia makes chess compulsory in schools, Armenia made chess mandatory in school for the sake of discipline. A lot of people in the real world don't work together to organize ...
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As a coach what is the process to create a repertoire for a child?
I started coaching a child (11 yo) part-time.
Has to be said that I am passionate about chess, and I am myself 1992 ELO and am new to coaching, but I like sharing and explaining.
At first I was ...
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Where to start with a child learning chess?
From here:
What is the best age to learn chess?
it seems that consensus is that that kids can start learning chess at almost any age. From around 5 years old they are big enough to learn the names ...
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What was the youngest age at which a prodigy could be considered to have been a master?
There is a photo of Reshevsky playing at a very young age (like 8) against many adult players but there were no ratings in those days. I assume that a modern GM who got the title at 12 must have been ...
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How should I make a 6 year old think more?
I have been teaching my 6 year old daughter chess for past 2 years. She plays reasonably well. She often defeats level 25 in Chess Lv 100 app and sometimes Level 6 in Chess.com app. So I am guessing ...
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How can I make my child interested in playing chess?
I am just an OK player and I wish for my eight-year old kid to learn chess and be interested in it too. Can you please give tips/ideas as to how can I make my child interested in it?
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Why do so many children stop playing chess?
I've spoken to many people who played chess as children; some of them were very good players, playing at the national level. Around age 11 or 12 they stopped playing chess competitively and lost ...
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What is the easiest possible way to start teaching children how to play chess?
As a followup to What is the earliest possible age to start teaching children how to play chess?, I'm wondering: What is the easiest possible way to start teaching children how to play chess? The ...
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What is the earliest possible age to start teaching children how to play chess?
My daughter is 4 years old, and she plays checkers very well for her age. She asked me if she can learn how to play chess too. So I am interested in what is the best age to start teaching her. Is it ...
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