mithawk--We are very fortunate that his school next year has an excellent chess club and competitive chess team he can join (even in K). I am really excited for him. He hasn't been playing much recently--I'm afraid he can't get much interest from the rest of us--and I think he would benefit and enjoy some time with a program before school. He still sometimes cries when he loses his queen (his grandfather is quite good and never lets him win--this is okay by us) so I wonder if he is mature enough for tournaments, but we'll see!