What does all of that mean? When my brother was younger, he had a chess set my mom made him. I always envied it, but I'm not sure why. Chess seemed way too hard. Those names of the pieces were enough to put me to sleep.
One afternoon Zachary suggested he go to the Chess Club meeting. My first thought, "um, no, you have therapy after school." I hated that for him, but figured, I could help him learn at home first. So for his birthday, he got a small Chess game. It was hard playing at first because there was so much for Zachary to learn. But it did not take long. Come to find out, they have a chess set in his classroom. He started playing some with John, and before too long, I found out he was teaching others how to play in his class.
So, we broached the Chess Club subject again. I got approval to 'skip' therapy and use the time as a social opportunity. The Chess Club teacher was a little apprehensive, but after the first meeting mentioned how impressed he was with Zachary's behavior and skill.
We attended our second meeting this week, and Zachary was paired with a 4th grader. And you know what...he beat her! He's beaten his dad a few times too. I'm very proud of my little chess player. I don't think we will try any tournaments until next year. In the meantime, anybody want to play chess?
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