Karl Anker takes first, counts later

Sound familiar?

That child who lights up every time they take a piece. Captures feel like points, and the pile beside the board is the score, so the hand moves before the thought arrives. It is not greed, really. It is the only way they have, so far, to keep score.

Beating Karl Anker gives your child a better measure: what a piece is worth, and what the other side can take back. The pause before the capture is where good chess starts.