National Junior High (K-9) Chess Championship Alexey Root will sign books at the National Junior High Championship bookstore at the Gaylord Texan from 4-6 p.m. on Saturday… Apr 21, 2019 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on National Junior High (K-9) Chess Championship Read more
National Junior High (K-9) Chess Championship Former U.S. Women's Chess Champion Alexey Root will sign her books at the National Junior High (K-9) Championship bookstore at… Apr 21, 2019 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on National Junior High (K-9) Chess Championship Read more
National Junior High (K-9) Chess Championship Former U.S. Women's Chess Champion Alexey Root will sign her books at the National Junior High (K-9) Championship bookstore at… Apr 21, 2019 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on National Junior High (K-9) Chess Championship Read more
CHESS COURSES IN JUNE AND JULY Coppell MOSAIC offers “Chess-Novice” and “Chess-Advanced” this summer. “Chess-Novice” is taught by Dr. Alexey Root (author of… Jun 23, 2018 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on CHESS COURSES IN JUNE AND JULY Read more
JANUARY 27, 2018 LIBRARY CHESS EVENT Flower Mound Library visitors can challenge Dr. Root to chess games at this free event. She will play chess with 10 players… Jan 23, 2018 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on JANUARY 27, 2018 LIBRARY CHESS EVENT Read more
TOP TEN ARTICLE US CHESS NEWS Alexey Root’s article about her father and her early experiences in chess was recognized as one of the top ten articles… Jan 23, 2018 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on TOP TEN ARTICLE US CHESS NEWS Read more
SIMULTANEOUS CHESS EXHIBITION JANUARY 27, 2018 Former U.S. Women's Chess Champion Dr. Alexey Root will sign Prepare With Chess Strategy from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, January 27… Jan 4, 2018 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on SIMULTANEOUS CHESS EXHIBITION JANUARY 27, 2018 Read more
PAN-AM CHESS PREVIEW ARTICLE Dr. Alexey Root wrote an article about the Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championships which starts today, December… Dec 27, 2017 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on PAN-AM CHESS PREVIEW ARTICLE Read more
Guide to Scholastic Chess Three of Dr. Alexey Root's books are recommended for parents, teachers, and coaches in the latest (11th) edition of A Guide to… Sep 21, 2017 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Guide to Scholastic Chess Read more
New Technologies in Chess When I was a child I remember our teachers printing on a page by having a tray of jelly and carving words into the jelly. They… Sep 16, 2017 By MonRoi Support Stewart Reuben Comments Off on New Technologies in Chess Read more
Pioneers in Women’s Chess Female chess used to be regarded as something of a curiosity. A good Trivial Pursuits quiz is, ‘We know the first World Junior… Sep 16, 2017 By MonRoi Support Stewart Reuben Comments Off on Pioneers in Women’s Chess Read more
Chess Simultaneous Denton Public Library Denton Public Library announcement link Dr. Alexey Root will play a simultaneous chess exhibition (a "simul") at the Denton… Jul 15, 2017 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Chess Simultaneous Denton Public Library Read more
Chess Research at UT Dallas Dr. Alexey Root attended a lecture by University of Texas at Dallas Assistant Professor Dr. Chandramallika Basak on March 3… Mar 10, 2017 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Chess Research at UT Dallas Read more
Denton ISD Summer Activities Fair includes Chess Dr. Alexey Root will staff a booth at the Denton ISD Summer Activities Fair. Her booth will give information about the UT Dallas… Mar 1, 2017 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Denton ISD Summer Activities Fair includes Chess Read more
Chess Ratings Rise Today five Denton High School chess club members participated in the high school open section of the Region II tournament at… Feb 19, 2017 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Chess Ratings Rise Read more
Tams Chess at Emily Fowler Library On February 12, 2017, I visited the TAMS (Texas Academy of Mathematics & Science) chess group which meets at 2:00 p.m. Sundays… Feb 13, 2017 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Tams Chess at Emily Fowler Library Read more
Simultaneous Chess Exhibition at Flower Mound Public Library Dr. Alexey Root gave a simultaneous exhibition (a "simul") at the Flower Mound Public Library, Saturday, January 28, at 2 p.m… Jan 28, 2017 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Simultaneous Chess Exhibition at Flower Mound Public Library Read more
Chess Merit Badge National Scouting Museum On Saturday, January 21, 2017, I taught the Chess merit badge at the National Scouting Museum. Nine Scouts attended. (Ten had… Jan 22, 2017 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Chess Merit Badge National Scouting Museum Read more
Ashley Parr Blog features Chess Book review by Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root‘s review of Checkmate: Bobby Fischer’s Boys’ Life Columns, combined with Fischer information from her own book… Jan 17, 2017 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Ashley Parr Blog features Chess Book review by Alexey Root Read more
Chess Presentations in January Dr. Alexey Root will appear at three DFW venues in January of of 2017. First, she is one of the local authors at the January… Dec 15, 2016 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Chess Presentations in January Read more
Richardson Public Library Chess Richardson Public Librarian Vrena Patrick organized Chess Puzzles and Play from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, November 12, 2016. 44… Nov 12, 2016 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Richardson Public Library Chess Read more
Chessbase, Denton Public Library, and Games World of Puzzles Dr. Alexey Root interviewed Dr. Kenneth A. Kiewra for ChessBase. Kiewra has researched the development of chess prodigies. Dr… Oct 25, 2016 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Chessbase, Denton Public Library, and Games World of Puzzles Read more
Raising a Chess Champion Friday, September 23, join Dr. Alexey Root and Wayne Xiong (father of World Junior Chess Champion Jeffery Xiong) at the Dallas… Sep 19, 2016 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Raising a Chess Champion Read more
Chess Movie: Queen of Katwe I (Alexey Root) saw the Disney film Queen of Katwe today. I really enjoyed it. The film has a heart-warming story and the actors… Sep 16, 2016 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Chess Movie: Queen of Katwe Read more
