Learning chess at 40

A beginner's mindset: What I learned trying to keep up with my 4-year-old daughter at the royal game. Tom Vanderbilt embarked on an accidental social experiment when he decided to learn Chess with his 4-year-old daughter. Writing in Nautilus magazine, he investigates the science behind why a 40-year-old man can be outsmarted and outwitted by a 4-year-old.