Andy Murray plays chess with his son: 'It’s humbling my intelligence'
While the former world No. 1 enjoys the game, he admits that losing to a 5-year-old is difficult to swallow.
Go up against Andy Murray in tennis, and the three-time Grand Slam champion has the upper hand. But in a game of chess? It's checkmate.
Britain’s recently retired talent told BBC Sport that chess is the latest hobby in his household.
“My 5-year-old boy has gotten massively into chess,” Murray said in the interview. “I’m not a particularly good chess player but I’ve got quite an analytical mind. I enjoy the game and watching him learn.”
While Murray’s age, experience and "analytical mind" may typically be advantageous against kindergarteners, his son has the upper hand on the chessboard.
“He’s going to the toilet in the middle of the game, and then he comes back and is beating me at chess,” Murray said.
“It’s difficult losing to a 5-year-old when in the middle of the game he’s asking you to come and wipe his bum, essentially. It’s humbling for my intelligence.”
This week, Murray took a break from the chessboard to stop by London’s Queen’s Club ahead of the first WTA event at the venue since 1973, where they unveiled the renaming of center court to Andy Murray Arena.
He recently ended his coaching partnership with Novak Djokovic, saying he’s open to coaching in the future ... but not for a while.
That leaves room for plenty of rematches on the chessboard against his son.