I learned at around 8 from a friend who knew how to play. We didn't quite have all the rules down (For some reason we though the queen could move like the knight as well as her other moves), but we were both playing with these wrong rules so it wasn't really a problem. If he has any friends who know how to play then I'd encourage him to play it against them, it'll be more fair than against any reasoned player or a computer. And besides it's more fun with real people.
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