Is he dissapointed with this agemate chess opponents? My dd quit chess club at school because of this. She made a move they hadn't "covered" yet and was told not to do it anymore because no one else had learned it. frown

Perhaps he is loading strategy and will pick it up later. We leave a beautiful chess set out in the living room that a good friend gave me. Also, chess software on the computer.

It seems like they ignore it for awhile, then play for periods and go back and forth.