Chess for 3 years old

Maybe a new GM was born.

I am elementary school teacher. I was trying to teach chess to kids at age 5 and not all kids are ready to start at that age. There is also possibility for small kids to put small chess pieces in mouth! Please use very large chess set for small kids. The ideal age for starting with chess is 7 years. I can say that from my 10+ experience in chess tutoring. I introduce around 10 000 kids around the world with this game. As a general advice you can start with chess for your child at 5–6 years but do not rush with chess, most of the kids are not ready to learn chess at that age. The ideal age is 7. Also provide a real chess teacher for your child. Try to find real professional school teacher or tutor on Wyzant or online at:

http://chesstutor.org/

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Different kids become "chess-ready" at different ages. My eldest granddaughter had no trouble at all learning to play when she was five. Her twin sisters, at the same age, are simply not ready at all. The concept of "rules" simply hasn't sunk into their skulls yet. (Yes, they're a very willful duo).

I'm not worried about it at all. There's no need to rush things, they'll get there eventually. 

Very true.

@renegadecutlery

thanks for the information. Although I do not want to impose chess on my daughter. She see me play everyday. There are not many tournaments around. I will see to it that her school handles regular chess tournaments.

my daughter learn better when she wanted to learn rather than being imposed. So I will let her discover chess her own way... Like the way I discover chess with my father.

My son learnt chess when he was about 4. He's 25 now, and still only beats me occasionally.

This sort of mindlessness makes me want to quit Chess.com.

Chess books for kids are not necessarily for the kid, but often times they are great for an adult to use for structure while teaching a child.  At 3, you got basically 3 solid minutes before a child cannot focus anymore.   

Set up your chess board, see if the child is interested in a chess lesson. If they are not, do not force the issue.   If they are, have a plan and teach whatever you can until you can tell they are losing focus.  Then stop and move to something else.  

Obviously, it is going to take a lot of time for little value, since there is little you can do in such a short time and more often the child won't be interested in a lesson, but my personal belief is that time spend learning is never wasted.  Just be very realistic on your expectations.  

4 years old is ok but 6 is better.

This sort of mindlessness makes me want to quit Chess.com.

Wait what don’t quit that’s bad

I say bruh for everything, it’s just a habit now

My daughter started at 4 with 'Radioactive Horsey Poo' (You move the knights, placing a token on the board after each move,  the loser is the one who can no longer move their knight. )   

We also play 'the pawn game' (literally just play with pawns, first to reach the other side wins, teaches opposition and the power of passed pawns) 

After that we started playing simple 1-move checkmate puzzles,  then after that started playing games with a rule where I have to 'check' every piece, i.e.  every move I make, I tell her what pieces I am now attacking.   I also warn her that she is moving any piece into check as you would with a King (but she can decide whether or not to do it anyway).   Also, playing with handicaps,  e.g. she either gets 4 moves advantage, or gets to remove 4 of my pieces etc.

We started because we had a checkers/chess set given to us,  we played checkers a few times, but she wanted to play with the other pieces because they looked more interesting,  no pressure at all

That’s cool

my head feels funny

its a dificult game but

Haha, its was only a dream. I figured my little girl will play against me with the Dunst Opening. That triggers me to snap the picture and post it here. https://lezaalava.com/

if she can do that just teach her. you might raise the first women who has been a world champion.

https://www.chesskid.com/

This is a good place for kids to learn aswell 

It is possible for a 3 year old to play chess, read and write and play music but it is not the best age to do so for their development. When I was asked as a junior coach at what age should a younger sibling be taught I said that 4 was ok but 6 was better.