The Chessboard, The Chaos & The Confidence

A few days ago, I was teaching him( my lil 5 year old brother )chess.

I taught him the basic moves of queen, king, pawns, bishops, knights, rooks. He listened with those wide, curious eyes. But who knows if he truly understood? Five-year-olds do not follow rules. They reinvent them.

He started making his own rules. His own regulations.

In his world, pawns moved like queens. Knights did what they felt like.

And honestly?

The confidence with which he played.. you would think he could defeat grandmasters like Magnus or Gukesh. That fearless energy. That “I know everything” vibe.

I realized something.

What we think we are teaching… becomes something completely different in their minds.

And maybe that’s okay.

I expect nothing from him.

But I promise to give him everything I can.

It’s a privilege to be an elder sister.

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