UT Dallas Chess I attended the first meeting of the UT Dallas chess club for 2011-2012. I spoke about the Chess Online courses.. There is still… Aug 26, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on UT Dallas Chess Read more
Gens Una Sumus Applied MonRoi Inc is very thankful to Dr. Dirk De Ridder, Chairman of FIDE’s Technical Commission and the Organizing Committee of the… Aug 2, 2011 By MonRoi Support MonRoi Blog Comments Off on Gens Una Sumus Applied Read more
Non-fiction Writing, including Chess Dr. Alexey Root will present August 13, 2011 at the Denton Writers League. Her topic is "non-fiction writing niches." Her… Jul 17, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Non-fiction Writing, including Chess Read more
Chess Kids DVD My review of Director Lynn Hamrick’s Chess Kids DVD was posted June 30, 2011 on Chess Life Online. Jul 1, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Chess Kids DVD Read more
Chess and Math Lecture Dr. Alexey Root (that’s me) will be giving a lecture at Texas A&M;’s SMaRT camp for high school students on Monday, June 20. The… Jun 18, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Chess and Math Lecture Read more
Chess is Like a Globe My article “Chess is like a globe” is featured on the FIDE Chess in Schools Commission Web site. Jun 8, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Chess is Like a Globe Read more
UT Dallas Chess Camps 2011 I (Dr. Alexey Root) will be teaching June 6-10 and June 13-17 at the UT Dallas Summer Chess Camps. Jun 1, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on UT Dallas Chess Camps 2011 Read more
High School Chess Tournament Homeschooled students joined students from Denton High School, Ryan High School, and Immaculate Conception Catholic School for a… May 14, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess Tournament Read more
High School Chess #30, 2011 Friday, May 13, was the last Denton High School chess club meeting for spring semester 2011. There was food, bughouse, and chess. May 13, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess #30, 2011 Read more
High School Chess #29, 2011 There are now 10 advance entries for the May 14, 2011 tournament at North Branch Library. More are expected by mail. Postmarked… May 6, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess #29, 2011 Read more
High School Chess #28, 2011 Dr. Alexey Root (me!) had students try the following Bruce Pandolfini problems: White: Ke6 and Qe2 vs. Black: Ke8 mate in 2… Apr 29, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess #28, 2011 Read more
High School Chess #27, 2011 How to appeal to high-rated and to beginner students in one high school chess club? At the April 22, 2011 Denton High School… Apr 22, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess #27, 2011 Read more
Chess Poster makes Final Eight Thirty-seven undergraduate research award winners presented posters today at UT Dallas. Saheli Nath’s “Effects of Playing Chess… Apr 21, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Chess Poster makes Final Eight Read more
Chess at Texas Library Conference I am presenting twice this week at the Texas Library Association Annual Conference in Austin, Texas. Thousands of librarians and… Apr 13, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Chess at Texas Library Conference Read more
High School Chess #26, 2011 On April 8, the chess club members took a Sample UIL Chess Test. One student finished in 11 minutes with a perfect score; some… Apr 8, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess #26, 2011 Read more
Chess Life Online Article As of April 8, 2011, I have a new article on Chess Life Online. It is an interview of author Robert Desjarlais. Apr 7, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Chess Life Online Article Read more
High School Chess #25 and Final Four For Denton High School chess club today, I wore my newly acquired (from Pep Rally on March 29) UT Dallas chess team T-shirt. One… Apr 1, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess #25 and Final Four Read more
USA Today Article on Chess Alexey Root (that's me!) is quoted in a USA TODAY newspaper article about chess, published March 29, 2011. Mar 28, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on USA Today Article on Chess Read more
Chess "A" Team Here is a photo of me (seated) watching the 2010 Pan American Championship-winning UT Dallas college chess team play an… Mar 27, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Chess “A” Team Read more
High School Chess #24, 2011 Small attendance at the Friday chess club on March 25, 2011 due to many conflicting events for the Denton High School students… Mar 25, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess #24, 2011 Read more
Barnes and Noble Chess The chess event at Barnes & Noble on March 19 was a success. About 25 people visited the chess tables staffed by Denton High… Mar 21, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Barnes and Noble Chess Read more
Chess Life Online on Denton High School Chess Life Online today (March 14) ran my story about the upcoming Barnes & Noble Chess in Education event featuring the Denton… Mar 14, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Chess Life Online on Denton High School Read more
High School Chess #23: Principal Visits Denton High School Principal Darrell Muncy visited chess club on Friday, March 11. He was just in time to try on our new chess… Mar 11, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess #23: Principal Visits Read more
High School Chess Meeting Twenty Two On Friday, March 4, only five students attended, due to a tennis tournament and Calculus Bowl being held at the same time… Mar 4, 2011 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess Meeting Twenty Two Read more
