Star levelSound familiar?
That child who plays without a plan. Every move is a one-move threat, made in the hope of grabbing something, and when it does not work, the next move is another one. Meanwhile their own pieces stand about unguarded, and their king is left alone.
Lars runs around the board chasing everything that moves. Every chase he starts is a threat your child learns to see coming and step out of. And while he chases, your child learns the thing he never does: to look at the whole position and play to a plan.
Lars's signature moves
Three things to watch for in a game against Lars.
In every example, Lars plays the black pieces.
Looking for a bite
He walks around the board looking for something to bite. When a small piece of his can attack a bigger one of yours, he usually does it.
Comes back to the same piece
Move the piece away, and his next move often attacks it again.
Forgets his own pieces
While he hunts yours, he leaves his own pieces, and sometimes his king, unguarded.