The boys have joined Chess Club at school. Imagine a smallish (almost stuffy) cafeteria filled with 40-50 exuberant young chess players, all talking, laughing, making noise at once. And playing chess! The kids do this the way they approach many experiences in their life, with joy, enthusiasm, and the expectation of fun! I am there each week, as our 4-year-old is the youngest in attendance. All students in the school are welcome. There are quite a few as young as first grade who participate.
The Chess Club instructor even gives lessons later in the evening at a local coffee shop. He has been following the World Chess Championship, giving the kids updates each week. I just read that our instructor's favourite, Viswanathan Anand, an Indian grandmaster, won the championship tournament Saturday.
The photograph shows one of my favourite things about kids playing chess. They won't give up. T2 and his game partner went 'round and 'round like this for quite awhile. Can you imagine? Only two pieces left.
6 comments:
never give up - not a bad lesson to learn
(especially if you can have fun at the same time) :)
Floots: A lesson for us all. :)
I love chess - though I'm not that good at it - and think that's a great way to enjoy it.
janice: Me, too--and I am not very good, either. The fun is in the doing of it. :)
I did wish to comment in a witty whimsical way, as regards the plastic freezer bag alas I shall resist:( [sprogs]
cal: Does witty, whimsical = naughty? You know how you are. ;)
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