Teaching my 4 year old nephew how to play chess

Originally posted by Trev33
How would you do it?

I'd mow his lawn into 64 squares of criss-cross grass pattern. Then I'd get a blow up bouncy Castle in each corner, followed by 4 blow up Horsies he can sit on, to go on the next squares to corner on baselines. Then I'd get 4 blow up dolls, wrap them in cassocks and put beards and crucifixes on them, and pretend to him they have boy balls, same as his. Then I'd get 2 of each, a blow up King and Queen.

Then I'd get 16 blow up rabbity rabbits, cute ones, and align them as needed.

Then I'd teach him the phonetic alphabet, from 'a-h', and to count from '1-8'.

I would then scotch tape him to Rabbity d2 and tell him every first time he moves he has to jumpy to squary d4. Then it would be Uncle Trev's move, and knowing Trev he'd jump on to the cassock clad doll, also with scotch tape, and try to make an illegal move. Of course, this would have to be corrected, and honesty shown by Uncle, who would mount a Horsey and swiftly jump the Horsey to f6. Nephew would then be taped to c2 Rabbity, and told to jump to c4, and so on. Once he has learned to master each alternative, he is allowed to go to a corner for a break and play on the Bouncy Castle.

This is the 4 year old Gospel of learning, according to Blowy Uppy Thingies and young chess. 😉

-m.

Originally posted by Trev33
How would you do it?

Same way I did. Begin at the age of two.

Originally posted by Trev33
How would you do it?

Shock treatment.

Originally posted by Trev33
How would you do it?

In your case, find him a better teacher who knows how to play chess!!

😉😛

Originally posted by mikelom
I'd mow his lawn into 64 squares of criss-cross grass pattern. Then I'd get a blow up bouncy Castle in each corner, followed by 4 blow up Horsies he can sit on, to go on the next squares to corner on baselines. Then I'd get 4 blow up dolls, wrap them in cassocks and put beards and crucifixes on them, and pretend to him they have boy balls, same as his. Then ...[text shortened]... old Gospel of learning, according to Blowy Uppy Thingies and young chess. 😉

-m.

Always love an excuse to play on a bouncy castle 😀

Originally posted by shortcircuit
In your case, find him a better teacher who knows how to play chess!!

😉😛

That hurt 😞


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Originally posted by shortcircuit
In your case, find him a better teacher who knows how to play chess!!

😉😛

I was going to ask Trev if he ever learned the game. 😉 😛

Originally posted by Trev33
How would you do it?

My game isn't even as good as yours but I'll give my two cents.

I would first teach how all the pieces move. Then show an opening for white & black pieces & reason for developing pieces in the opening.

I bet that Greenfrog or what ever his name is that has the chess blog would have some good ideas.

Originally posted by Trev33
How would you do it?

Stick and Carrot

Originally posted by cheshirecatstevens
Stick and Carrot

Ah, you mean if he makes a bad move, hit him with the carrot?