In this article, Susan offers some chess coaching tips for parents with young children who are just starting out in chess

Coaching Tips

Since I started attending scholastic chess events some years ago when my children began to play chess, I saw things in a different light and there were routines my sons and I have to follow.

The most important thing is that my sons have to enjoy playing chess, studying the game and competing in tournaments. I have seen too many incidents of parents and coaches screaming at their children because of a lost game. Some of these kids were frightened to tears and that is so unfortunate. Read more…