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    My DS picked up the game in April and is "chess-obsessed"! Another Mom on this site suggested the Lego Chess software. DS (6yr)loves it. He can select the difficulty level and if feeds his other obession ...legos!:)

    We also attened a summer chess camp. It was great for helping him with strategy and tatics. Now, only my DH (gifted) can beat him.

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    Speaking of legos, and chess, we got our lego chess board in the mail, and today we made our chess pieces. I was just going to take it slow with DS4, showing him one at a time what each player does. I tried to start with the pawn, but he said "i want to know what my queen does first!" When we got through all the pieces, he had to play a game, of course. It all came so easily for him, that it made me a bit worried.

    The first half of the game, I would point out things like "but if you move there, I can take your queen, and then you'll be sad." In one move in the second half of the game, I told him if he moved there, I'd take his queen. He said, "But you won't, because then I'll be sad." At that point, I told him yes, i would start taking his queen now.

    My favorite part was making the pieces with DS4. I'm not a big fan of chess, but I like arty, creative stuff. smile I think DS4 will be able to overtake my chess ability soon, so hopefully DH will get home from work early enough to play DS, otherwise I'll seek out a chess club. Or check out the Lego software - i didn't know that existed (we too have a lego-obsessed child)

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    "In one move in the second half of the game, I told him if he moved there, I'd take his queen. He said, "But you won't, because then I'll be sad." At that point, I told him yes, i would start taking his queen now."

    ROFLMAO!!!!!

    That's too great!


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    I taught ds at 6 what basics I knew of chess and within a few weeks he was beating me repetedly. I tried to get a high schooler from the chess club to tutor him over that summer but the kid never showed. I signed DS up for USA Chess he loves getting the Chess Life for Kids since each issue has moves to try. The Middle school he will go to in 2 years has a chess club so he said he will wait till then to learn more since beating me is getting boring. lol

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    I hired a middle school boy (chess club kid) to come in twice a month and hang out with my ds (6). They played chess, risk, monopoly etc. It was fantastic! Keep looking! The older boy got a kick out of the fact that a little kid could keep up with him.


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    I think it was Questions who recommended posting notices at a close college on the career board for the department of interest for the child.

    I think that's a brilliant idea. smile

    I think I'll go over to the sciences and post:

    Wanted: Science student to "babysit" six year old girl who wants to learn to blow stuff up.

    How much do you think they would charge for something like that? smile

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    ROFLMAO!!!

    Heck, the college students might pay you, provided you bail them out when the cops show up to arrest someone!

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    HOO HOOOO LOL!

    Sounds like a PARTY!!!!!

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    incogneato ROTFLSHIPMP!!! Well if you find one don't tell my DS he would be expecting the same thing LOL

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