'Humbling For My Intelligence': Murray's Hilarious Anecdote About Playing Chess With Son
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Murray opened up on playing chess with his five-year-old son and revealed a rib-tickling story of how his kid got the better of him on the 64-square board.
British tennis icon Andy Murray opened up on playing chess with his five-year-old son and revealed a hilarious story of how his kid got the better of him on the 64-square mat.
The three-time Grand Slam champion jested about how humbling it was for him to lose to his son, who still seeks his father's help to use the lavatory.
'It's humbling for my intelligence" 😂 Andy Murray says his five-year-old beats him at chess ♟️ pic.twitter.com/xIroIbgTtb — BBC Sport (@BBCSport) June 9, 2025
'My five-year-old boy has got massively into chess, which I'm really enjoying playing with him because I'm not a particularly good chess player but I've got quite an analytical mind," Murray began.
'I enjoy the game and watching him learn and playing with him. It's difficult losing to a five-year-old when in the middle of the game he's asking you to come and wipe his bum, essentially," he continued.
'He's going to the toilet in the middle of the game, and then he comes back and is beating me at chess. It's humbling that, for my intelligence," the 38-year-old said.
Murray, who briefly coached Novak Djokovic after calling time on his own career, parted with the 24-time Grand Slam winner earlier in the year, but left the door open for a coaching gig in the future.
'I would do it again at some stage," the Glaswegian said.
'I don't think that will happen immediately. I wasn't planning on going into coaching as soon as I finished playing but it was a pretty unique opportunity. It was a chance to learn from one of the best athletes of all time," he said reflecting on his opportunity to coach the Serbian legend.
Murray went on to highlight the learnings he takes from coaching and how to get a message across the board..
'You also learn a lot about how to work with a team," he reflected.
'As an individual athlete, you have a team of people around you, but you're the focal point whereas when you're coaching an individual, you're working with a physio, physical trainers, agents, and you need to know how to get your message across to the player and find out what makes them tick," Murray continue.
'That was the thing I learned and something I need to work on if I want to do it again in the future," the Brit concluded.
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June 12, 2025, 09:09 IST
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