Uh, okay. I’m naturally good at explaining others how things actually work. So now I would like to share a story about how I told my little browser to have to play chess. Um, it’s been really long since then, because at that time, I was 10, and he was 5, and we were both passionate about chess. And I decided teaching myself to the teaching rules. So, uh, because I thought it would be piece of cake since the playing wasn’t that difficult, And on 1st day, I explained my brother everything about chess at once. But in the end, it came out that he understood nothing. So I was really frustrated. And my mom explained to me that it would take a weeks and months of consistency from both teacher and a kid since my my brother was really young. And we started again. And, of course, they, I only explained him the basics of game, like, poem. I only taught him and the movement and the rules of the movement of pawn. In the next day, bishop and night and other pieces step by step and easy ways. And finally, he memorized everything that I explained him. I was really proud. And after, um, managing that kind of um, difficult job. It was really challenged, man. I felt the relief and satisfaction. So, uh, after tour he succeeded to learning everything that I explained, we moved on a more difficult task, playing together. So, um, we play chess together after everything. So, in the first, in his first game, I went easy on him, um, so that he could win me, and he would feel proud of himself, and he he’s um, confidence would increase. So it was really amazing to tell my, uh, my brother to something, like, something, um, difficult like chess. So we still play chess together, and it’s really good.
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Okay, I'm naturally good at explaining things to others. So, I'd like to share a story about how I taught my little brother to play chess. It was a long time ago, when I was 10 and he was 5. We were both really passionate about chess, and I decided to teach him. I thought it would be a piece of cake since the rules seemed simple. On the first day, I tried to explain everything about chess at once, but he didn't understand anything. I was frustrated, but my mom explained that it would take weeks and months of consistency from both the teacher and the student, especially since my brother was so young. So, we started again. I only explained the basics of the game, like the movement of the pawn. The next day, I taught him about the bishop, knight, and other pieces, step by step, in an easy way. Eventually, he memorized everything I explained. I was really proud of him. After managing that challenging task, I felt a sense of relief and satisfaction. Once he had learned everything, we moved on to the more difficult task of playing together. In his first game, I went easy on him so he could win and feel proud of himself. His confidence grew. It was amazing to teach my brother something as complex as chess. We still play chess together, and it's really enjoyable.
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