Do kids have a problem on learning chess?

Do they really play chess? At what age do they usually start playing? What kind of problems do they faced when learning chess? I need answers for my upcoming school project.So plz reply

I am on my fifth week of a beginning chess for 4th, 5th and 6th. grade boys and girls at a elementary school.

Lesson is 15 minutes: and then 45 minutes play time. I gave them light home work.

I started with 26 member. I had 6 just drop out. I asked one of the parents to come and help me with the number I had. I have split the group up.

 I have a large demo board to show the piece moves and gave them a small booklet. We played fun games so they could learn the moves. When I tested them on the third week 10 didn't pass and had not read the booklet.

I believe that some don't know how to read very well and some can't read. I never gave a thought that some couldn't read.

I went over the board with nine of them and I will test them again this Thursday. Some don't even have a chess set and they can't afford even a cheap one.

Learning to check is easy but what a checkmate was took longer and some are still working on that.

En passant they thought it was a fun move.

Learning to castle both sides was Okay. But the part when the king crosses a checked square has not been taught yet. I will cover it this week.

I know that some can learn by seeing it, others by doing it hands on and others by reading it.

I have an advance group and a beginning group.

The advance group will play a three game tournament next week with clocks.

I hope this helps you. You didn't mention the grade of your kids.

I started playing with my brother when i was 3. But i started playing chess in a club when i was 13 or 14. I wasnt trained like the rest of the kids yet i beat all except one guy very easily.

Whats really funny is that i always thought i sucked in endgames and played good middlegame. However some days ago i looked at my first long games and i saw that i played excellent endgame. It was almost scary how i outplayed my opponents in the endgame. A whole piece down and draw!!? 2 pawns down, draw. I played rookmoves like a computer and i think i played endgame almost better when i was beginner. The problem was not that i played bad endgames, it was that the endgames that i entered were usualy very bad. I didnt know any openings (appart from the first 3 moves or so) and in the mid game i was pushing pawns like a madman, creating many weaknessess and i always attacked the king (sacrificing a pawn or 2, maybe even a piece). So by the time i reached endgame i was already in big trouble.

I think the best way to learn chess to kids is to not learn boring endgame technique but instead let them play against equal opponents. Go to many tournaments.They have to have fun else they will quit. When they are really in to chess they will come and ask you for help to win because we all like to win. Then you teach endgames, openings, pawnstructure and they will soak it up and even study extra at home.

Which piece has the most complicated move?

 So what's his rating?