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We both had a lot of fun, and I didn't have to do anything fake to make it fun for her.
There used to be a game online (that was popular in my childhood) called Kung Fu Chess[0] - This removed the "Turn Based" application of Chess and instead made it real-time online - with only a period of 1-5 seconds of waiting to be able to move a piece again, depending on your settings. The other "novel" feature was the introduction of a 4 player chessboard - it added to the strategy having three other opponents all…
When my daughter was little, we played "turn around chess". She could, at any time, start her turn by turning the board around and taking over my position. I simply played my best chess (which isn't all that great, frankly) and when she felt cornered she would turn the board around and get the opportunity to attack from a superior position while I would try to fight my way out. We both had a lot of fun, and I didn't…
My daughter invented "coin flip chess" when she was little. I had showed her how to flip a coin to pick between two choices, and she wanted to add it to the game. So before you moved you had to flip a coin, and if you guessed wrong you lost your turn.
On move four she took my queen.
usually when I want to play someone at about my skill level I go to one of any number of free chess servers where there are literally hundreds or even thousands of players of nearly every playing level. And if I want to play a game where the pieces are shuffled I play fischer random on said server. But I guess if you're clueless about chess but know how to write an app this is what you end up with.
When my daughter was little, we played "turn around chess". She could, at any time, start her turn by turning the board around and taking over my position. I simply played my best chess (which isn't all that great, frankly) and when she felt cornered she would turn the board around and get the opportunity to attack from a superior position while I would try to fight my way out. We both had a lot of fun, and I didn't…