These are my two pride and joy: Tommy and Leeam. 
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These are my two pride and joy: Tommy and Leeam.
Looks like some future GMs! You have nice looking children, Susan.
Congratulations and Kisses to all your family!!.Kisses.You have wonderful children!
I Wish for you and your young children a great happynes now and in future and the most wonderful things.
A Lot of kisses!
Antonio
Don’t forget to take them fishing 😉
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Susan, Those look like two nice polite boys! Are they interested in chess? If so, how much of it is to please their mother? The reason I ask is; my son was interested because I was interested. He politely suffered through important positions and themes and tactical motifs, but his heart wasn’t really into it. On his first loss outside the home he quit playing stating “I hate that game”. I know he felt bad and that he would always lose. I showed him games in which I lost…he wasn’t having it. Rarely does he play now. It is a shame because one of the reasons I taught him to play was that it would be an activity we could do the rest of our lives…son and father time. How do you bring them back to the board?
Todd, that little Tommy plays a great game. His USCF rating is 1495, which is second highest in the US for kids 7 and under. I don’t think you play at that level at that age without loving it.
Dan Dalthorp said…
Todd, that little Tommy plays a great game. His USCF rating is 1495, which is second highest in the US for kids 7 and under. I don’t think you play at that level at that age without loving it.
Dan, I am sure grateful to you for providing that information. Heck, I would be lucky to win half the time against him with his ELO…lol. I am sure he is really good at pattern recognition!
Susan,
Would you like your children to follow in your footsteps and become a professional chess player?
What would you advise other parents? GM Nigel Short is quite honest and blunt and said that only the top echelon like less than 1% can make a decent living playing professional chess. He advised in a facetious reply to become an accountant if you really wanted to make a decent living. You higlighted something earlier about the womens’ chess championship and the candidate matches (top 8 – $16,000 prize money) where the money is not there financially to give up the time.
I read something funny where your younger sister said she had wish your Father had trained the Polgar sisters to play tennis… regarding the financial rewards available. Any comment?
Susan,
A hypothetical question:
If today Joe Unknown for whatever unknown reasons would become a chess genius, and would defeat absolutely everybody he plays against, how long would it take to achieve to play for the world championship under the current (Mexico) system? An approximate answer would be sufficient. Thanks.
Gabor
Ps: two nice looking kids.Really.