Well yes - and no. I would suggest you need to be interested in chess, but you don't need to be an expert. You need to be interested in kids and enjoy working with them, and you need to know why you are doing it. How did I get involved? I took my daughter to a competition when she was about 7. It was shambolically organised, but strangely attractive. She enjoyed it, although didn't do that well. I enquired as to how she could get more involved, but was surprised by the lack o