This must all be very worrying. I tend to second jdw's suggestion of a good child psychologist, if you possibly can. There are many possibilities for a psychological component, and sometimes parents aren't best placed to help alone. And if, by any horrible chance, your DS has been abused by someone connected to chess, he won't be the only one, and finding out rather than just having him give up chess would be a public service.

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