I had put out a request asking for seniors who would be interested in playing games after school with the children who come to the facility where I work.
A man stopped in my office. “I’d like to teach kids to play chess,” he said.
He had a magazine that showed a large group of children playing chess on the cover.
“In a lot of places,” the man said, “kids start learning chess at the age of 6.”
I immediately thought of this series of photos of my two older brothers. It’s from 1963 or 64, which would mean my brothers were probably 6 and 9.
Can you tell who won?
Hot Dogs and Marmalade 
My father introduced me to chess in 3rd grade. Mt grandfather gave me lessons as a HS freshman… I was never competitive. My oldest son was ranked in the state in the HS age group…