Author: KarinsDad
Date: 10:58:23 03/02/04
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On March 02, 2004 at 13:43:06, Bob Durrett wrote: >On March 02, 2004 at 10:54:33, KarinsDad wrote: > >>My 6 year old daughter recently got a relatively nice wooden chess set for >>Christmas. > ><snip> > >Someday, a 6 year old girl will be a GM. : ) > >Will she learn it from a computer? Very doubtful, IMHO. I use the computer for "game play" experience because I am a much better player than her, but a lousy teacher. Hence, it is difficult in game play mode for me to "play down" to her level. I agree that there are many other ways to learn about chess, but I do not preclude actual game play from that list. And before I take her to a chess club for actual game play experience versus people, I want her to at least understand the game well enough so that she can sometimes be successful at a club (even an 800 rating ability will allow her to play some of the weaker players at the local club and sometimes win). To me, success in all endeavors, especially for children, encourages them to continue and to improve. Failure is a part of striving, but too much failure often results in a child quitting an activity. That is something I try to avoid, be it chess, piano lessons, soccer, or whatever. Hence, in game play mode, I want her opponents (computer or human) to challenge her so that sometimes she wins, sometimes she loses, sometimes she draws. But, the experience of actually playing the game teaches her lessons that not playing would miss.
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