Author: Jorge Pichard
Date: 08:18:22 03/06/01
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On March 06, 2001 at 07:54:26, Jorge Pichard wrote: >My nephew Enrique just turn 9 Sunday and my sister which lives 300 miles away >from me told me that Enrique has been telling her that he would like to learn >how to play chess like his uncle. When my sister told me that, I told her that I >would send him one of my chess programs (Nimzo 8) as a gift for his birthday. >Now I also told her that she should start by getting him a good chess teacher >who can spend a least 3 hours every saturday, but that he could also pratice >against Nimzo 8 to improve the opening and middlegame, where Nimzo 8 can help him >improve on his tactics. > >PS: Can somebody provide good tips which will help a child to improve his chess >skills by using Nimzo 8. Please provide step by step intructions, so I can >paste it and email it to my nephew. For instance, what features of this >chessbase product will help him the most etc... I just called a Russian chess intructor Leonid who have plenty of experience teaching young children. First he regreted that Enrique was so far away, but then he suggested Enrique to start using the Handicup Mode under the Level, and to start using the lowest playing strength 1350, even if it is too high for him to get him started, but this feature in conjuction with the Explain All Moves under the Help tab would get him started in the right direction. According to Leonid, Enrique should first start with no more than 30 minutes per games, since according to his experiences with young children, any longer time control would lower their interest in chess. By playing at least two games every day Enrique should get up to at least 1200 rating strength within 6 months, plus with the help of a good chess intructor, he should be able to absorve the reasoning behind every move. This little phone conversation cost me $25.00 Dollars, but it will help Enrique start in the right direction. Pichard.
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