This year they had an after school chess program at school that Alex participated in. On the last day of class the parents were invited to come and watch and then be there for the end of year awards ceremony.

I took a couple of pictures of Alex playing and getting a trophy which I posted to the web site. He received a medal for trying to teach Andrew how to play and then a trophy for his tournament play. The teacher really liked Andrew and gave him a medal as well since he was able to name a bunch of chess pieces. Since that day he’s been picking up the chess set and tells us that he ways to play but I keep trying to direct him to Candy Land or something that he has at least a chance of playing without direction.