Chess

A couple of weeks ago, Benjamin found a chess board in the trunk where we keep the board games. He asked about it and we provided a basic explanation of the game, how ti set it up and how the various pieces move.

This past weekend, I caught him trying to play with Nico. Nico, on the other hand doesn’t appear to be too interested. 

Turn your volume up and see if you catch why the King moves so slow. And watch until the end to fully embrace Nico’s take on it. 

To Nico’s defense, he had a bite on his finger and was trying to show it to me. The video is still priceless. 

Following this explanation, Benji and I looked up all the names and reviewed the various moves for each piece. 

We’ve played a couple of times and he is quite great at it! He makes comments like “this is a thinking game” and “this game is hard... we need practice” and instead of capturing pieces, he “chomps” them!