blew it.
question: How did the first lesson go?, context: My next move to get her into chess. Some may remember, a few weeks ago i wondered what to do in order to get a friends' daughter (10) into chess. She had asked for a game , i wanted to give a good first lesson. And blew it. Two women and the dog were around, the women chatting, the dog wanting to play. Didnt work, no focus from her and i couldnt make her think about moves instead of trying until the right one pops up. We have met again and played again, a nice, not too hard tactics game. This time i watched her closely. She likes to move pieces on boards but just doesnt ponder. Three times she fell for the same trap. The first time i said "oh, that is nice, look how i can win now". The second time i said "hm, we know this one, dont we?". And the third time i asked her if we should stop playing. Was that too harsh? Im know she is smart, she already knew most rules. So next time we meet i will ask if she wants to beat her father at chess. How can she not want to? Him we should easily crush, a man, who seems to open with 1.a4. At least that is what she insisted on playing in our first game, even after i had mentioned the centre. LINKREMOVED
How did the first lesson go?
And blew it. Two women and the dog were around, the women chatting, the dog wanting to play.
My next move to get her into chess. Some may remember, a few weeks ago i wondered what to do in order to get a friends' daughter (10) into chess. She had asked for a game , i wanted to give a good first lesson. And blew it. Two women and the dog were around, the women chatting, the dog wanting to play. Didnt work, no focus from her and i couldnt make her think about moves instead of trying until the right one pops up. We have met again and played again, a nice, not too hard tactics game. This time i watched her closely. She likes to move pieces on boards but just doesnt ponder. Three times she fell for the same trap. The first time i said "oh, that is nice, look how i can win now". The second time i said "hm, we know this one, dont we?". And the third time i asked her if we should stop playing. Was that too harsh? Im know she is smart, she already knew most rules. So next time we meet i will ask if she wants to beat her father at chess. How can she not want to? Him we should easily crush, a man, who seems to open with 1.a4. At least that is what she insisted on playing in our first game, even after i had mentioned the centre. LINKREMOVED
And <hl> blew it. <hl> Two women and the dog were around, the women chatting, the dog wanting to play.
My next move to get her into chess. Some may remember, a few weeks ago i wondered what to do in order to get a friends' daughter (10) into chess. She had asked for a game , i wanted to give a good first lesson. And <hl> blew it. <hl> Two women and the dog were around, the women chatting, the dog wanting to play. Didnt work, no focus from her and i couldnt make her think about moves instead of trying until the right one pops up. We have met again and played again, a nice, not too hard tactics game. This time i watched her closely. She likes to move pieces on boards but just doesnt ponder. Three times she fell for the same trap. The first time i said "oh, that is nice, look how i can win now". The second time i said "hm, we know this one, dont we?". And the third time i asked her if we should stop playing. Was that too harsh? Im know she is smart, she already knew most rules. So next time we meet i will ask if she wants to beat her father at chess. How can she not want to? Him we should easily crush, a man, who seems to open with 1.a4. At least that is what she insisted on playing in our first game, even after i had mentioned the centre. LINKREMOVED
My next move to get her into chess. Some may remember, a few weeks ago i wondered what to do in order to get a friends' daughter (10) into chess. She had asked for a game , i wanted to give a good first lesson. <hl> And blew it. Two women and the dog were around, the women chatting, the dog wanting to play. <hl> Didnt work, no focus from her and i couldnt make her think about moves instead of trying until the right one pops up. We have met again and played again, a nice, not too hard tactics game. This time i watched her closely. She likes to move pieces on boards but just doesnt ponder. Three times she fell for the same trap. The first time i said "oh, that is nice, look how i can win now". The second time i said "hm, we know this one, dont we?". And the third time i asked her if we should stop playing. Was that too harsh? Im know she is smart, she already knew most rules. So next time we meet i will ask if she wants to beat her father at chess. How can she not want to? Him we should easily crush, a man, who seems to open with 1.a4. At least that is what she insisted on playing in our first game, even after i had mentioned the centre. LINKREMOVED