High School Chess #13, 2012 The thirteenth Denton High School chess club meeting of the 2011-2012 school year fell on Friday the thirteenth. At the meeting… Jan 13, 2012 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess #13, 2012 Read more
Pan Am Coverage 2 My results article about the Pan American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship is posted on Chess Life Online. Dec 29, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Pan Am Coverage 2 Read more
Pan Am Coverage Follow the Pan American Intercollegiate Team Chess Tournament right here on MonRoi.com. Games are being broadcast live. And also… Dec 29, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Pan Am Coverage Read more
High School Chess #11, 2011 Friday, December 9, 2011 was our end-of-the-semester party for Denton High School chess club, as next Friday is early dismissal… Dec 9, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess #11, 2011 Read more
Power Chess for Kids (Book Review) I recommend FM Charles Hertan’s Power Chess for Kids: Learn How to Think Ahead and Become One of the Best Players in Your School… Dec 8, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Power Chess for Kids (Book Review) Read more
High School Chess #10, 2011 I reminded students that UT Dallas Chess Coach Rade Milovanovic has chess team members show their games to the rest of the team… Dec 2, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess #10, 2011 Read more
Chess and Education Conference 2 Information for the Second Koltanowski International Conference on Chess and Education (November 18-19 at the Hilton Anatole… Nov 15, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Chess and Education Conference 2 Read more
High School Chess #9, 2011 Friday, November 11, 2011, was our Denton High School chess club field trip to UT Dallas for its Scholastic Affiliates program… Nov 11, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess #9, 2011 Read more
High School Chess #8, 2011 Chess club members learned how to draw with black from this position: White: Ke3, Pe4 Black: Ke5. For those who missed the… Nov 4, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess #8, 2011 Read more
Developing Chess Talent (Book Review) I recommend the book "Developing Chess Talent: Creating a chess culture by coaching, training, organization and communication"… Nov 4, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Developing Chess Talent (Book Review) Read more
Chess and Education Conference The Second Koltanowski International Conference on Chess and Education will be held in Dallas, at the Hilton Anatole, November… Nov 2, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Chess and Education Conference Read more
High School Chess #7, 2011 Three of my Denton High School USCF-rated players know how to win king and pawn versus king, where White’s pawn is on e2… Oct 28, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess #7, 2011 Read more
Denton High School Takes First Denton High School (DHS) chess club members participated in the High School Open and non-rated sections of the Fort Worth… Oct 22, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Denton High School Takes First Read more
High School and Library Chess #6 I presented a problem featured in my forthcoming book Thinking with Chess: Teaching Children Ages 5-14 (Mongoose Press, 2012)… Oct 21, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School and Library Chess #6 Read more
High School and Library Chess #5 For the fifth meeting of the 2011-2012, on Friday, October 14, Denton High School chess club, I taught about Scholar’s Mate… Oct 14, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School and Library Chess #5 Read more
High School and Library Chess #4 For the fourth meeting of the 2011-2012 Denton High School chess club, I taught about castling using ideas from Read, Write… Oct 7, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School and Library Chess #4 Read more
UT Dallas Chess Press Release The October 7, 2011 press release by UT Dallas discusses the chess team's most recent results, including a tournament win by… Oct 6, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on UT Dallas Chess Press Release Read more
High School Chess #3, 2011 For the third meeting of the 2011-2012 Denton High School chess club, I taught about en passant using ideas from Science, Math… Sep 30, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess #3, 2011 Read more
High School Chess #2, 2011 Eleven students attended Denton High School chess club on Friday, September 23. Dr. Root taught material from her forthcoming… Sep 24, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess #2, 2011 Read more
Library Chess Week Two On Friday, September 23, five children and three adults attended the second meeting of "Thinking with Chess" for ages 5-14. One… Sep 24, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Library Chess Week Two Read more
High School Chess #1, 2011 Friday, September 16, was the first meeting of the Denton High School chess club for the 2011-2012 academic year. There were… Sep 16, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess #1, 2011 Read more
Library Chess Week One Friday, September 16, was the first afternoon of my free chess classes at the Denton Public Library. The youngest students were… Sep 16, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Library Chess Week One Read more
Chess at Open House At the Denton High School Open House Night on September 12, 2011, known as “Bronco Night,” teachers opened their classrooms to… Sep 15, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Chess at Open House Read more
Free Chess Classes at Library I am teaching another series of chess classes at the Denton Public Library, North Branch. Classes are for children ages 5-14… Sep 5, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Free Chess Classes at Library Read more
