The blog
Honest answers to the questions parents actually ask
Not a diary, and not chess news. Every post here answers a question a parent types into a search box at eleven o’clock at night.
- Written for parents
- No IQ claims
- Named author on every post
What’s coming
The next eight, in order
Published roughly weekly. Each one answers a specific question rather than covering a topic.
- 05Why your child has stopped improving at chess (five real reasons)For parents of a ten to thirteen year-old who plays constantly and is going nowhere.
- 06How much should a child practise chess each week?Why fifteen minutes on four days beats two hours on Sunday.
- 07Chess tournament nerves: preparing a child for their first eventThe staged programme, written out.
- 08What to look for in a chess coach — a checklist you can use on us tooFour questions with verifiable answers.
- 09What is a candidate move, and why does it change everythingThe single habit that separates levels.
- 10Tactics vs strategy, explained for parentsWhat the words actually mean, without jargon.
- 11Should a child use a chess engine? Not yet — here’s whyPillar six of our method, argued properly.
- 12The endgames every child should know by age tenSix positions, and why they are taught first rather than last.
Reading about it is useful. Measuring it is better.
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