Anna, who has never been able to play a game of Chutes and Ladders without becoming distracted and making up new rules, has taken an interest in chess. She has learned how to set up the board and knows how most of the pieces move, but she’s a little overly focused on capturing pieces rather than developing a workable position. She’s young; I’m sure we fit a few classical openings in before bedtime stories.

Tara is taking advantage of Anna’s focus on chess to take in a few games of Pretty Pretty Princess.