Grace has been asking to learn how to play chess for the last week, and we finally had some time to spend learning how to play this morning.

The face off – what will happen next?

Her ability to sponge in information, and her memory work well in her favour, but I’m still fascinated by her ability to learn, and how quickly she can pick something up that she is interested in. We only played one game, and she had lots of help, but she was able to spot that she couldn’t make certain moves, as it would place her piece in danger. By three quarters way through the game it felt like she was “getting it.” Well done my little Grace.