Chess Update

So Parker is now a much better chess player than I am, and beats me soundly whenever we play. Out of the last nine games we've played, he's beaten me in 7, tied one, and I beat him once. And the tie was because he was shrewd enough to maneuvre me into a stalemate when I had his king on the run. He later remarked, "I know what your weakness is, Dad. You don't know your basic check-mates, so I can always play you to a draw." Most of the time, though, he doesn't have to bother.

I'm either going to have to start studying chess more seriously, or I'll have to start asking Parker to play levels with me.