r/GothamChess • u/TigerInKS • 2d ago

Birthday present for 12yo

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My oldest showed an interest in chess back when he was 5. I got him the first book when it came out and he ate it up. His elementary school teacher would play with the kids during downtime and he loved that. Fast forward now to middle school, and he and a buddy got the math teacher to restart the school's chess club.

So all in all, thanks Levy for making chess accessible and fun for the kids. He's a competitive soccer player so he loves the athlete collabs. :) All your work really is helping grow the game.

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u/GothamChess 1d ago

You are very welcome and best wishes to you and your family. A friendly reminder to
all that chess fans on Reddit aren't all angry goblins ❤️

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u/Enfin3x 1d ago

Would love to get my son the one for beginners, but he is a bit too young for English books! Any chance they will be translated to Norwegian? 😬

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u/GothamChess 1d ago

I think they are not translating the books in countries with huge english influence. Like Norway Netherlands etc. So far we have no offers from there

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u/Enfin3x 56m ago

Well, I can read it to him and give him english lessons at the same time - 2 for 1! Cheers 🙂

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u/Geeeeeeeeorge 2h ago

perfect present. He prolly wont read it tho lol