Emperor recently competed in the Kansas Open in Overland Park, KS, for three days. There were over 100 players, mostly adults. Emperor is now working through "500 English Miniatures" by Bill Wall. The "English" means that the white player always begins by moving his pawn to c4. Yes, an entire book about one pawn move. At some point, we will also work through an entire book about the Caro-Kann (white moves to e4, then black to c6), the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit (BDG) which begins 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. f3 and Ruy Lopez (e4 e5). I'm hoping to get through the English Miniatures book this year and get midway through another; however, Emperor plays two games in the books on most weekdays and gets to decide which book and which games. Emperor had a hard time in this last tournament and wants to sharpen his game.
Wow, that is amazing. My boys love chess but aren't into it as much as your son is. Darn video games. Haha.
ReplyDeleteLook to see if there is a club or league in your area. You might be surprised at how much they love the game when they connect with other players. It does get expensive once you get really INTO it, though. I think that's true with just about anything.
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