5year kid. What Elo is good?
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Hi , I suppose as many dads , I am wondering whereas my kid got some talent for chess. He is 5 years old and he likes the game. He can play rapid games easily, even implementing some decent strategy and tactics on his game... but still often he is still missing basics like making blunders , or missing mate in 1 ... to put it more in perspective for the audience he easily wins games against chess.com computer engine on 1100 ELO . I am impressed he can play an entire game as I said and make it even interesting for me ( I got 1800 elo on blitz ) but still not sure how good he would be if compared with talented kids at his same age. Thanks for you comments
Maybe... but post is serious mate . I am looking to get perspective from string players who have experience teaching kids. Note: he wins games against the engine on challenge mode at 1100 ELO. With assisted mode ( the one with arrows showing best moves) he wins games at 1400 . Thank you all
I think you mean to say "whether", as opposed to "whereas". I know someone who can play the banjo, does that count as a string instrument?
Hmm I’m not sure, I’d assume that’s pretty good.
It doesn't really matter if he's good or not does it. It's more important he has fun playing the game.
Feb 15, 2021
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I hope you get a serious answer and wish I had one for you. Seriously disappointed in the flippant responses you have received so far. Please don’t let them discourage you.
Feb 15, 2021
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To answer your question seriously:
I would say he is pretty good for five. Definitely above his peers. Just with yourself teaching him, he could probably make some good improvement in about a year. Also, does he play other people, (know how to take advantage of weird stuff)?
I would say he is pretty good for five. Definitely above his peers. Just with yourself teaching him, he could probably make some good improvement in about a year. Also, does he play other people, (know how to take advantage of weird stuff)?
Your son is very impressive if he can beat the 1100 elo bots with ease. I would find a private coach or chess class for him, but don't push him. As @Nohgl said, it's more important he has fun playing the game.
He is just playing with me and with the chess.com engine at the moment. Yes I recon he is doing quite well considering I didn’t spend much time teaching him how to play. He just got it. So.. what is next? I take the advice of teaching him myself for the next year and checking on the progress. After that I might let him play real games against other people at chess.com on . If he keeps improving by then I might need more hep :).... will open a new post 👌
Obviously the answers are going to be flippant, given the nature of the question. I was really good at cricket at age 5 - my parents just let me enjoy it until I found other interests.
Magnus Carlsen was rated 1400 on age 8, who is the current world chess champion. Your son's future is very bright! The only problem may be English, but as it's his main language, there won't be any problem!
I would suggest you buy some books for beginners and teach him those (Winning chess tactics by Seirawan is a good suggestion for tactics). Also, get a ChessKid account for him and let him play there, maybe buy a premium membership and let him improve his chess. Give some extra time to your son.
However, there are many kids like this, and only some of them will succeed without hating chess in the end. I remember myself stop playing at age 9 while I was 1200, and I regret it. Try your best to don't make your kid get bored when teaching important stuff.
@DontForgetToLose troll on non-serious forums please, thank you
In 2018 there were more than 300 players in the USA kindergarten/first grade championship section. About 50 of them were 1100 or higher (US Chess, not FIDE, but similar). 2 of them were 15xx and two were 13xx. In the 2017 US Supernationals there was one K-1 player that was 18xx. 1100 is pretty good, though the engines may be a bit overrated and he should try playing some players other than computers or his father.
One issue for over-the-board events is how he handles facing older players. Many kids get automatically intimidated by the idea of facing bigger kids, let alone adults.