Top Ten Annoying Things About Teaching a Person How to Play Chess

The Top Ten

1 They Always Compare Chess to Checkers

Honestly this is true.

2 They Forget How Pieces Move

3 They Don't Know The Piece Names

Especially the bishop

4 They Change Their Mind Once You Feel You're Making Ground

5 They Don't Understand the Value of Each Piece

6 They Forget How the Pieces Are Set Up

7 They Don't Pay Attention

8 They Celebrate Simple Things

9 They Don't Understand Castling

10 They Don't Understand the Importance of Pawn Structure

This is understandable for beginners.

The Contenders

11 They call "Pawns" "Prawns"

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