@bong711 no he doesn’t play those formats, nor is he hyperactive. He can structure basic sentences though and is also showing a high level of emotional intelligence for a 9 year old. ;-)
Tips for making your son play more slowly in tournaments
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Jan 21, 2020
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It's normal for 9year olds to be impatient in a long time control chess game. Maybe he is insecure that you will not stay in the venue. Give him your car keys.
Jan 21, 2020
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ghost_of_pushwood wrote:
Can you drink coffee with diabetes?
Of course! Heard of Black Coffee.
@1e41-0 I’m glad that Tony didn’t stir before playing A-6 in ‘that’ game!
1e41-0 wrote:
Tony Miles used to stir his coffee whenever he felt he was about to make a hasty decision. Not sure what the equivalent would be for kids
:-) I'm glad that Tony didn't stir his coffee before playing ….a6 in 'that' game!
bong711 wrote:
It's normal for 9year olds to be impatient in a long time control chess game. Maybe he is insecure that you will not stay in the venue. Give him your car keys.
Tried that. He wrapped my SF90 round a tree AND lost on time.
Jan 22, 2020
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Actually it's not really about time management. It's about winning more games. Bribe him! If he scored +2 in the tournament, he gets a new bicycle. +3 a Harley Davidson.
Teach him clock management. Have him go over games and identify critical moments. Then tell him critical moments need more time to think.
Yeah, I use this with kids and work really well, put the time (long time control) and he can only move until a minute has passed otherwise he lose inmidiatly
Feb 18, 2020
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#32
This is my daugthers account, but I have 3 kids that play scholastic chess and are under 10. I don't have much of a solution other than to say I feel your pain. We'll drive 3 hours to play in a tourney and I'lll watch my son (who is quite talented) use 2 minutes for a game and get back rank mated after winning two pieces lol. The one thing that helps is I had them switch to playing all 10 minute games on chess.com. This is a cadence they are now used to and spending 10 mins per game was an improvement (funny I know) compared to how fast they were playing.
Feb 18, 2020
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#33
bong711 wrote:
It's normal for 9year olds to be impatient in a long time control chess game. Maybe he is insecure that you will not stay in the venue. Give him your car keys.
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Feb 23, 2020
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johnnunnsimmortal wrote:
My son gets great positions but plays too quickly- 25 mins each with 10 second increments, he’s often losing games with 28 minutes on his clock! Any tips on how you slow kids down? Especially when you’re not in the hall team managing. Many thanks.
Does he play too quickly even when playing without a clock? Some kids get very nervous when there is a time control, and all they think about is not losing on time. I had a student like this.
^^ but this isn't about your opinion in time controls and what you remember. OP: It's difficult. My son had some terrible tournaments where he would lose in 2 minutes. We practised at home slowing down and looking at moves carefully. Just telling a kid to do something and expecting him to do it in a tournament isn't going to work, so get him to do it at home.
Feb 24, 2020
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johnnunnsimmortal wrote:
My son gets great positions but plays too quickly- 25 mins each with 10 second increments, he’s often losing games with 28 minutes on his clock! Any tips on how you slow kids down? Especially when you’re not in the hall team managing. Many thanks.
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Feb 24, 2020
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bong711 wrote:
It's normal for 9year olds to be impatient in a long time control chess game. Maybe he is insecure that you will not stay in the venue. Give him your car keys.
The son could be intellectually advanced by a mile or two and be enticed to believe that there is a possibility that the absence of car keys scarcely changes anything. He could suspect virtually anything: a spaceship accelerating rapidly at Mach 2, a hyperbullet train manifesting awkwardly or any other mode of transport. I would know off such suspicions because I am of a similar age group.
Feb 24, 2020
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#38
wgnoyes wrote:
You can’t write down your move before making it anymore. Rule change.
Why? Because once your opponent has caught a glimpse of the killer move notation and utilised virtually all of his brainpower to find how the killer move would have played out on the board, seeing that it was such a brilliant fantastical move, he would knock the chess pieces down one by one. Afterwards, when he was deemed to forfeit, he would reply angrily, "I wanted to prove I could read algebraic notation." Hence, why scholastic tournaments are a farce, you'll have many children wanting to pride themselves on their ability to comprehend algebraic notation.
Feb 24, 2020
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#39
WeylTransform wrote:
wgnoyes wrote:
You can’t write down your move before making it anymore. Rule change.
Why? Because once your opponent has caught a glimpse of the killer move notation and utilised virtually all of his brainpower to find how the killer move would have played out on the board, seeing that it was such a brilliant fantastical move, he would knock the chess pieces down one by one. Afterwards, when he was deemed to forfeit, he would reply angrily, "I wanted to prove I could read algebraic notation." Hence, why scholastic tournaments are a farce, you'll have many children wanting to pride themselves on their ability to comprehend algebraic notation.
Algebraic notation is good. But figurine notation is awesome.
Feb 24, 2020
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bong711 wrote:
WeylTransform wrote:
wgnoyes wrote:
You can’t write down your move before making it anymore. Rule change.
Why? Because once your opponent has caught a glimpse of the killer move notation and utilised virtually all of his brainpower to find how the killer move would have played out on the board, seeing that it was such a brilliant fantastical move, he would knock the chess pieces down one by one. Afterwards, when he was deemed to forfeit, he would reply angrily, "I wanted to prove I could read algebraic notation." Hence, why scholastic tournaments are a farce, you'll have many children wanting to pride themselves on their ability to comprehend algebraic notation.
Algebraic notation is good. But figurine notation is awesome.
True. However, I think most consider figurine notation to be the same as algebraic because the formatting is the same. "Real" figurine notation would be sitting at an OTB event and writing "Nf3" with "f3" after a little drawing of a horse. 
Your son plays bullet and blitz regularly, isn't it? You should reduce his games playing blitz and bullet. How? Figure it out.
Enrol him in Taichi, Chikung or Cha Cha class. This would make him less hyperactive.
Bruce Lee is former Cha Cha Champion of Hongkong. FYI