下の娘が学校のアフター・スクール・プログラムでチェスを始めました。毎週、金曜日、週一回。ぽわ~んとしている彼女が、いったいチェスなどという戦略ゲームができるのか、いやはや、そもそもコマの動き方さえ覚えられるのかと思っていたのだけど、本人はとってもやる気。一回目のクラスでルールを理解して帰ってきたようで、さっそくパパと対戦。負けるととっても悔しがる。パパは強いけど、私はこの手のゲームがからきし才能なしなので、娘の相手には適任。ただしひとつ留意点が。彼女は大の馬好きなので、ナイトをとられるとからきししょげてしまう。夜のまったりチェス時間。なかなかいい時間。Our daughter started on a chess class, which is one of those after school programs at her school. They meet once a week on Friday. She is a sort of happy-go-lucky type and is never fast paced, so I was wondering if she can ever handle a strategy game like chess or even is capable of remembering how those pieces should move. She seemed, however, so serious about it. After the first class, she pretty much mastered the move of each piece. She now loves to have a match with her daddy or me. While her dad is quite a good chess player, I am never great at this kind of strategic games and thus am her good match. You need to be aware of one thing, though. She loves horses, and just hates losing knights. So I gently avoid taking her knights. A chess game or two before the bed time. Nice family time, it is.
