How to Teach Chess to Toddlers

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  • This video gives several approaches and a lot of advice for teaching 2-5 year olds how to play chess. You can review the slides yourself here:
    docs.google.com/presentation/...
    0:00 Intro
    2:13 How to teach the pieces/board
    5:54 Mini-game #1 - Piggies
    7:50 Mini-game #2 - Mazes
    11:14 Mini-game #3 - The King Game
    13:58 Practicing Basic Checkmates
    16:32 Playing chess with your 2-year-old
    20:25 Why both winning/losing are important
    24:56 Final advice for teaching
    30:10 David's kid plays chess!
    37:56 Thank you
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  • @davidmencik9990
    @davidmencik9990 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    The most interesting for me was the fact that David is speaking French and German to his kid and is being understood. You are going to make your kid a polyglote and a chess player by the age of 5 and here is my kid eating his boogers.

    • @erdoganborklu
      @erdoganborklu ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It tastes good!

    • @woroud3823
      @woroud3823 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wow we need a video on that. I only hear French are you sure of the German ? Please David share how you did it

    • @mreloo
      @mreloo ปีที่แล้ว

      Smart kids probably eat their boogers to unless we teach them not to

    • @IDONTEVENKNOW33
      @IDONTEVENKNOW33 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      he spoke French not German

    • @hughpenner5051
      @hughpenner5051 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      polyglot*

  • @fedeb7146
    @fedeb7146 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Absolutely loved this video. It's incredible how little content on this there is. Thanks!

    • @DrPouf
      @DrPouf 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      100%.
      I was looking for similar videos and nothing comes close to this content. Absolutely brilliant, thanks a lot.

  • @TheDiverJim
    @TheDiverJim 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Wow. Thank you. My 5yr old daughter has been dying to play chess with me, but I couldn't think of a way to teacher her that didn't overwhelm her or exceed her attention span. This is amazing.

  • @jeremiahcalligan7203
    @jeremiahcalligan7203 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My 5 year old finally asked me to learn chess... this is the first video I found on TH-cam and I don't have to look around anymore... You explained everything perfectly. Thank you for the advice and I will definitely look up Chess Kid.

  • @darkjapan
    @darkjapan ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you David! This was a wonderful video, full of great advice and so well presented too! I'm looking forward to playing the farmer and the piggies with my daughter!

  • @100nacional100
    @100nacional100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So creative and encouraging, thanks David. It's very obvious that you deeply love teaching

  • @spiritfilledlife79
    @spiritfilledlife79 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm excited to see this. A few years ago I taught a 2.5 year old a game called "Gobble up" I taught the basic movement of the pieces and encouraged them to Gobble up my sitting pawns. This gave the foundation needed to teach basic chess rules by time the child was 5.

    • @chesscomdpruess
      @chesscomdpruess 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "Gobble up" is a great idea!! Similar to some of the mazes I make where a single piece has to walk a certain route and eat pieces along its way.

  • @matthiasschumm8153
    @matthiasschumm8153 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video and starting point. I play chess for fun, must also admit not great, but I have been approached by kids and parents, if i can teach them how to play. Teaching someone chess is something completely new to me and your video helped me a lot. watching more videos gives me a good strategy plan for the first classes. I would be grateful for any advise or teaching tools suggestions I could get to teach kids.

  • @sudhkarma7365
    @sudhkarma7365 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic video - thank you so much! Great ideas.

  • @ENoob
    @ENoob 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is awesome content super helpful and super cute. I tried french immersion-ing my kids and half succeeded. Keep going!

  • @SahitiSeemakurti
    @SahitiSeemakurti ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Amazing job! This is extremely inspiring. I have a 2 weeks old and I want to teach him everything 🎉

    • @eriksatie9200
      @eriksatie9200 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He is almost 1year old, I hope he is a GM now ;)

  • @ENoob
    @ENoob 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I have been using these techniques at my local club's Saturday mornings for kids. Super helpful and engaging for kids up to 5/6 if they are just starting out!

    • @matthiasschumm8153
      @matthiasschumm8153 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      hello, could we connect and share teaching kids club experience?

  • @MarceloAGonzalezEstrada
    @MarceloAGonzalezEstrada 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very good ideas, thanks for sharing.

  • @TheGPel
    @TheGPel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I most often just start with double bishop chekmate. If they cant do that they are not worth my time.

  • @koolkiddo111
    @koolkiddo111 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is excellent stuff. Have started with a formal way of teaching to my 7 year old but this is gold..not just about Chess but stuff on keeping it light, playing with odds when you always don't lose, making it fun, maze lessons im sure will try these out.

    • @ChessDojo
      @ChessDojo  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Great! I hope it works out well for you :) -David

  • @morara8282
    @morara8282 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Exactly the info i needed

  • @exquisitecorpse4917
    @exquisitecorpse4917 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is awesome! We have a 2 year old who is all over the board any time she sees me playing chess, and I want to let her participate, but it's been a struggle to get the game simple enough AND interesting enough for her enjoy once we've sat down....I tried just moving the kings, and she gets the concept of going one square and taking turns, but she gets bored. The piggy game is much better.

    • @ChessDojo
      @ChessDojo  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Piggy game is where I start with most little ones, but it depends on the kid what they will like most. With the K game, you could also put some snacks on the board, and she gets to eat them in real life when her King "eats" them by capturing them for her. :-D Have fun! - David

  • @gameANDchange
    @gameANDchange 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That maze idea is lovely. I can't wait to put crazy little toys and figurines in my maze to make it fun and different each time.

  • @danilkoovely8917
    @danilkoovely8917 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very inspiring! It would be amazing to analyze the games with Stockfish NNUE and find out that the kid played some random genius moves every now and then.

  • @Evilanious
    @Evilanious 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You were right, the king game is kind of subtle, actually. I had the right idea to go for the (very) distant opposition but it took me a while to figure out why kg1 loses where kg2 draws. Once I put it on the board it was simple enough to figure out that being further up the board is needed to actually push for the win. Still, very neat way to show off the opposition idea.

    • @ChessDojo
      @ChessDojo  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      :-) good work! Now you are better at all other endgames you ever play.

  • @user-zx1rt8ed5z
    @user-zx1rt8ed5z 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video

  • @JORGAMD
    @JORGAMD 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very developmentally appropriate. Kudos!

  • @JORGAMD
    @JORGAMD 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Magistral!

  • @joeshmo546
    @joeshmo546 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My little brother always asks me to play chess with him ...
    He's 2

  • @mariogarciagonzalez4692
    @mariogarciagonzalez4692 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for these very useful pieces of advice, David! If it worked with your kid, then I am sure that it will work with my 4-5 year-old students

    • @ChessDojo
      @ChessDojo  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah, some parts will work better or worse for different kids, obviously, but I'm sure something here will work for each of your students :) - David

  • @chessnews1851
    @chessnews1851 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    chessmatec is the best app for teaching kids chess that I have seen. Very step-by-step teaching of the pieces and basic tactics.

  • @maruti10
    @maruti10 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi David, I found this video very helpful. Will keep these things in mind when I teach my kids chess.

  • @nodaspapa84
    @nodaspapa84 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you David, this is very useful! I have one question about the farmer-piggies game. Are the pawns in this case supposed to be able to defend and capture or all they do is just move 1 square at a time until they manage to reach the 8th rank?

    • @chesscomdpruess
      @chesscomdpruess ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You can do it either way. Depending on the kid, you can provide an extra step: first you the pawns just move one step at a time without capture/defense. Then as the kid is confident in that, you introduce the pawns/piggies defending each other. (Of course when you do that, it makes it more difficult, so reduce the piggie count when making the step up).

  • @cemorenomoreno3163
    @cemorenomoreno3163 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is there any websites you recommend for me as a parent and for my kids?

  • @exquisitecorpse4917
    @exquisitecorpse4917 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Waitwaitwait....Le feu? The bishop is a crazy/rube/fool in French? ......and having two idiots is a great advantage. Truly the beauty of chess deepens each day.

    • @ChessDojo
      @ChessDojo  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      hehe, that's right! I think it comes from arabic "fil" for elephant. In Spanish, I believe the bishop is "alfil," and the word traveled through Spain to France. Chess has traveled a lot; there are a lot of cool cultural things to learn along the way :)

  • @mr.survik3839
    @mr.survik3839 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Love the video and idea.. but the farmer should also be possible to be taken by the piggies? If not, aren't you teaching the kids to put their pieces in bad positions?
    Just asking..
    My 5 year old is already playing with me. He set up the board before he was 3. Looking online now since he lost interest from loosing every time. I never let him win, trying to develop his patience and triggering the desire to continue until he finally is good enough to win...

    • @Hannah_MK
      @Hannah_MK 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I had this question as well. I also don’t like to let my kids beat me. I wonder if it would work to spread out the pawns across the board and taught them how pawns capture.

  • @anonymuslagg3097
    @anonymuslagg3097 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thanks

  • @brenoholanda9578
    @brenoholanda9578 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi David. What’s the best courseware books to use to teach kindergartners toddlers 4-8?

    • @chesscomdpruess
      @chesscomdpruess ปีที่แล้ว

      I have not used books with kids that young.

  • @Kenta_and_Mom
    @Kenta_and_Mom ปีที่แล้ว

    The kid's queen is always hanging after she moves

  • @gussignature
    @gussignature 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Interesting! Have a question regarding the K game, I don't see how it isn't a forced draw after opposition. Tried doing some research on google but couldn't find this particular game. Would love to hear an explanation why it is a forced win for white!

    • @ChessDojo
      @ChessDojo  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Gustav, I'm happy to explain it to you, but first you should try playing it against yourself or a friend for a bit and see if you can figure it out, yeah? Let me know when you've worked on it for an hour, and then I'll give you an explanation if you still want one. - David

    • @ChessLifestyle
      @ChessLifestyle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      With the power of distant opposition and outflanking :D (that's a clue, but agree with David's reply!)

    • @gussignature
      @gussignature 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for the replies, I will look into it tonight!

    • @gussignature
      @gussignature 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ChessDojo Ok I think I got it, thanks to Chess Lifestyles reply and some borrowed knowledge from Silman :) Only winning move is 1.Kh2 maintaining the distant opposition. And if mirrored moves ... 9Kb4 (Either Ka6 or Kc6) White will outflank on the opposite side. 1.Kg2 draws since white gives up opposition, but black cannot outflank whites king and therefore maintains opposition. 1.Kg1 loses due to losing space and opposition to blacks king, where it can after 9.. Kc5 outflank white after 10. Ka3 or Kc3.
      Does this sound reasonable?

  • @xerograv6375
    @xerograv6375 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    David is starting to sound more and more like Jesse

  • @andrschiller
    @andrschiller ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent advise! The three don‘ts are sooooo important, you could have made them three times as big and bold in your slides. The first two in particular you MUST NOT do. Not even once. Never, ever, EVER!

  • @warforlight805
    @warforlight805 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is great! I have a question though. What do I do if I have already “‘showing my hand” to my 4 year old about how much I want her to learn chess? I asked her does she like it and she said it feels like work lol

    • @chesscomdpruess
      @chesscomdpruess ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good question. You are already in a bit of a pinch! You may have to hide that you want her to play for a while, maybe don't offer her the chance to play. Meanwhile, give her a chance as a spectator to see how much you (or others) like playing chess. Wait for her to ask for it, before suggesting she play.

    • @warforlight805
      @warforlight805 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@chesscomdpruess thank you

    • @darkjapan
      @darkjapan ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My daughter got interested in playing chess and Japanese Mahong just by seeing me play them on my phone occasionally. She can see I find them interesting, so she naturally found them interesting as well. Then we went online and chose a cute childrens set that she liked the look of. Best of luck!

  • @Kenta_and_Mom
    @Kenta_and_Mom ปีที่แล้ว

    1. e4 Nf6 Bc4?? d5 Nc3?? Bg4!?

  • @lesso3272
    @lesso3272 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Noice one , will be usefull

  • @fastleopard1
    @fastleopard1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Do you have any suggestions for a 6 year old with Autism to learn chess? Thank you

    • @chesscomdpruess
      @chesscomdpruess ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I've taught kids on the spectrum, but never did anything different than with other kids their age. They happened to be interested already, so I did not have to spark their interest.

  • @jackpeters7464
    @jackpeters7464 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great ideas and advise, but why would u NOT go aheadand explain why it's best to do something when a B is attacking a Q worth 3x more than it❓️❓️❓️ I don't care how old the child is. . . But for me, it would make more sense taking the time esp. AT THAT POINT to explain why it's best to do something to prevent a piece worth only 3 to capture something that's 3x its value; wouldn't you agree❓️❗️🤔