[quote=ultramarina]Puffin, if you live anywhere semi-cosmopolitan, there is probably a local scholastic chess scene. There is a very vibrant one where we live. Local tournaments here easily attract 75-100 kids. Chess tends to attract bright kids; your son would likely be able to find opponents worth his time.
You can also get human opponents on chesskid.com.
Thanks but I live in a smallish city in New Zealand. There is probably a chess club at high school or maybe intermediate (4 years off) but probably nothing major. I will look into it when the new school year starts in February.
