Stuff Non-Chess Players Say

I met someone who causes me to redefine our made up term, "non-chesser". I set up my board in a coffee shop and got up to get a tasty beverage. When I got back, this little girl, about 8 years old, was sitting at the table on the white side of the board; her mom sat at an adjacent table. I sat down and said, "Do you play?"

"I wish," she replied.

"Do you want me to show you?"

"Yeah!" her face lighting up.

Over the next 45 minutes, we played an instructional game. I lead her through opening principles (including how the pieces move), middle game tactics, and ended with a basic mate at the end (she # me, of coarse ). Now, this little girl knew nothing of the game and picked up on it very quickly because she was so interested in it. She was a "chesser" from the beginning and didn't even know it.

it's eassy to checkmate in 4 moves, did you know that you can do it in 3 moves?

I met someone who causes me to redefine our made up term, "non-chesser". I set up my board in a coffee shop and got up to get a tasty beverage. When I got back, this little girl, about 8 years old, was sitting at the table on the white side of the board; her mom sat at an adjacent table. I sat down and said, "Do you play?"

"I wish," she replied.

"Do you want me to show you?"

"Yeah!" her face lighting up.

Over the next 45 minutes, we played an instructional game. I lead her through opening principles (including how the pieces move), middle game tactics, and ended with a basic mate at the end (she # me, of coarse ). Now, this little girl knew nothing of the game and picked up on it very quickly because she was so interested in it. She was a "chesser" from the beginning and didn't even know it.

^ 1.f3 e6 could work too, lmao 

"Oh, you play checkers?"

*looking at the chess board*

it's eassy to checkmate in 4 moves, did you know that you can do it in 3 moves?