how does waverly family get a chess set
However, even though it is Waverly's older brother Vincent who gets the chess set, it is when Waverly was seven (according to the American formula) that she started to learn how to play chess. Sources: 1  http://www.enotes.com/topics/rules-game. 2  http://www.enotes.com/topics/rules-game/characters.hat seemed to satisfy him. We are told that Waverly's family receives the chess set when they went to the annual Christmas party held at the First Chinese Baptist Church.