Author: steven blincoe
Date: 16:59:39 03/02/04
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hi KarinsDad >My 6 year old daughter recently got a relatively nice wooden chess set for >Christmas. > Any suggestions on how to do this? you got off to the right start with the wooden board however playing chess on a computer is not a very good way to learn chess or even to acquire Spaitial ability viewing a 2d or 3d representation of a chess board on a PC monitor is hardly a good way to learn the royal game there are many DEDICATED STAND ALONE chess computers that can be bought at an inexpensive price nice wooden boards where your daughter can moves the pieces and have the unit light up the squares indicating its reply she then makes the move for the computer she will not have to squint at a PC monitor,click with a mouse and then return to the wooden board the levels can be adjusted so she will never have to face an opponent either to strong or to weak for her many of the computers have "teaching modes" or " FUN levels" a quick search on Ebay using the term....chess computer..or Electronic chess.. will return many items for your parental buying pleasure Dediciated Regards Steveb. >My concern is that of potential frustration. Eventually, Karin will get lucky >against an opponent that is a challenge for her and then she will be facing one >which she cannot beat for a long time. > >I realize that I can lower her back down to a lesser powerful opponent, but I >also want her to feel that she is being successful and getting better (hence, >better opponents). > >Any suggestions on how to do this? Maybe some type of more formalized tournament >once she basically gets up to an opponent level which is challenging? > >Also, has anyone else used a computer chess program in other ways to teach chess >to a child? > >Thanks.
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