He was not a particularly strong chess player -…
He was not a particularly strong chess player - all of his daughters surpassed him well before their teenage years - but he knew enough to give them a good start on chess, and, most importantly, he kept them interested in the game.
— from Expanding Your Range (Growth/Change/Education/Learning/Habit) · Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise by Ansers Ericsson and Robert Pool