Jonah was quietly reading a book about mummies tonight and then abruptly announced "Let's play chess!" Apparently they had mentioned chess in the book. Jonah had learned the pieces and how they moved about a year ago but we had not played in some time. Below is the evolution of a chess game for a 5 year old:
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| The realization your queen is in danger. |
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| "No the only way out of check is to take the rook with your queen." |
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| The choice between quitting and continuing. |
Bravely he chose to go on.
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| Checkmate. |
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| "No we can't play another game, you are tired and need to go to bed." |
I'm posting this now while I can still win. It won't be long before I am the one crying.
1 comment:
This is so awesome. The pain of losing is not a fun lesson to learn at any age...love that competitive spirit though :) Just like his dad.
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