Pawnography

F has been off school today with tummy upset so have been beavering away on the laptop as she has been lounging under a duvet much of the day.

Picked H up and set up the chess board when we got back (at his request). Had a really good, if quite short, game. I know I shouldn't, but I felt a certain sense of relief at having beaten him comfortably (not down to strategy of course - seat of pants stuff as usual!).

F & H then ganged up on me for a game of giant draughts. This was a close run thing but ended in stalemate. I got the upper hand, but only just. They are a demon pair of strategists those two! :-)

Very cool to see H playing chess against himself, working out move combinations, as I prepared dinner...the next Garry Kasparov?!