How old were you when you first learned to play chess?

I was 7 when I learned MOST of the piece-movement rules. My dad forgot to teach me how to castle properly and he left out (or did not know) en passant. My mom's dad taught me the rest when I was 14. i didn't learn notation until I was 17--learned it on my own, as there was no one around who knew it. I eventually learned some tournament rules, but didn't play in any tournaments OR chess clubs until I was in my early 30s. Some of you might already know my age. I am not elderly, but I am no spring chicken either. I don't expect too much. I hope to improve my chess-playing ability and eventually raise my OTB rating.

8 when I first learned, but I dropped the game at 9 for about 5 years. its been a year since I started playing again and I've gotten much better, but I'm still about 800 elo

i was probably 8 to 10, new to chess but i wasnt interested enough but later i became an early immediately player and i improved a lot after years