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My son beat me at chess !

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  • D Denevers

    I'm no master, quite average.. but still.. he's 6 !! ok, I made silly moves -- was not in the mood, but he did win. reminds me this great quote from the Simpsons I think the saddest day of my life was when I realized I could beat my Dad at most things, and Bart experienced that at the age of four. I'm so proud of him :) Denevers -- modified at 7:18 Friday 3rd March, 2006 Fixed the grammar in the title -- thanks Paul (now all the replies are wrong.)

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    James R Twine
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    Heh - and I thought my daughter (just turned 5) was doing well because she plays dominos well and can handle the strategy required to play puzzle games like Chuzzle and Jawbreaker! :)    Congrats - great work!    Peace! -=- James


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    • X Xiangyang Liu

      Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote:

      but without direct contact (or even telephone contact) it's just not going to happen.

      I heard it is possible for two people to play over the internet (I am not a chess player or chess lover).[

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      Anna Jayne Metcalfe
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      It is, but I prefer the face to face approach. Preferably with a nice bottle of something next to the chessboard, and two glasses. :cool: Anna :rose: Currently working mostly on: Visual Lint :cool: Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.

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        Sorry to hear this. Denevers

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        That's OK hun. Life can be like that sometimes. Anna :rose: Currently working mostly on: Visual Lint :cool: Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.

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        • P Paul Watson

          I know you have a difficult situation with your son but are even letters to him and from him banned? It might be a push at the age of 71/2 but chess-by-mail might work. regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry! K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

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          Anna Jayne Metcalfe
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          I was able to wirte to them for a while, but not directly...it's a long story. I've pretty much resigned myself to waiting for them to contact me when they're older now. Anna :rose: Currently working mostly on: Visual Lint :cool: Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.

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            I know you have a difficult situation with your son but are even letters to him and from him banned? It might be a push at the age of 71/2 but chess-by-mail might work. regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry! K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

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            I was able to write to them for a while, but not directly...it's a long story. I've pretty much resigned myself to waiting for them to contact me when they're older now. Anna :rose: Currently working mostly on: Visual Lint :cool: Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.

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              Heh - and I thought my daughter (just turned 5) was doing well because she plays dominos well and can handle the strategy required to play puzzle games like Chuzzle and Jawbreaker! :)    Congrats - great work!    Peace! -=- James


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              I started teaching my son at 5 (and my dauther which was 7 then), the rules of chess are not terribly complicated , just a few basic movements and a few rules. The challenge is the enormous number of combinaisons from those basic rules. The rest is gaining experience. Kids learn faster that we old farts do. If fact, domino might be a bit more challenging because the kids needs to count, which is not required at chess (unless you count points) Denevers

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              • A Anna Jayne Metcalfe

                I was able to write to them for a while, but not directly...it's a long story. I've pretty much resigned myself to waiting for them to contact me when they're older now. Anna :rose: Currently working mostly on: Visual Lint :cool: Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.

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                :(( My sympathies, Anna :rose:. I can't imagine how much that hurts.


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                • A Anna Jayne Metcalfe

                  It is, but I prefer the face to face approach. Preferably with a nice bottle of something next to the chessboard, and two glasses. :cool: Anna :rose: Currently working mostly on: Visual Lint :cool: Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.

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                  Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote:

                  Preferably with a nice bottle of something next to the chessboard, and two glasses.

                  If he's 7, that must be bottled water or a Coke :) -- LuisR


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                    :(( My sympathies, Anna :rose:. I can't imagine how much that hurts.


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                    Anna Jayne Metcalfe
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                    Thanks hun. :rose: Most of the time I try not to dwell on it and focus on the good things in my life instead. When I don't succeed in that, it can be absolutely devastating though. Once you become a parent, that instinct never leaves you. :rose: Anna :rose: Currently working mostly on: Visual Lint :cool: Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.

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                      Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote:

                      Preferably with a nice bottle of something next to the chessboard, and two glasses.

                      If he's 7, that must be bottled water or a Coke :) -- LuisR


                      Luis Alonso Ramos Intelectix - Chihuahua, Mexico Not much here: My CP Blog!

                      The amount of sleep the average person needs is five more minutes. -- Vikram A Punathambekar, Aug. 11, 2005

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                      Anna Jayne Metcalfe
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                      Yeah probably lol! However, if he was being brought up in my home area 50 years ago it would be more likely to be Newky Brown (a.k.a. The Dog)[^]. That stuff even scares me, and I'm old enough to know better than to tangle(foot) with it. :~ HSB[^] is far, far safer. :cool: Anna :rose: Currently working mostly on: Visual Lint :cool: Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work. -- modified at 16:07 Friday 3rd March, 2006

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