Chess for Academic Success Explore Chess for Academic Success on Sunday, November 14, 2010, 2-4 p.m. at New Tech High School (113 Samuel Blvd Coppell, TX… Nov 6, 2010 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Chess for Academic Success Read more
High School Chess Meeting Ten At Denton High School (DHS) Chess Club today, I talked about a possible upcoming tournament. One problem in deciding on date to… Nov 5, 2010 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess Meeting Ten Read more
Checkmate for Children: A Book Review New in Chess (Alkmaar, The Netherlands) sent me a review copy of its 2010 book Checkmate for children: Mastering the most… Nov 1, 2010 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Checkmate for Children: A Book Review Read more
High School Chess Meeting Nine On Friday, October 29 (4-5 p.m.), I gave a 30-minute lecture about chess ratings and international titles. The handouts… Oct 29, 2010 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess Meeting Nine Read more
High School Chess Meeting Eight On October 22, 2010 Denton High School chess club members quickly settled into completing leftover ladder games, starting new… Oct 22, 2010 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess Meeting Eight Read more
High School Chess Meeting Seven On October 15, 2010, 15 Denton HS students, chess club sponsor Fred Mueller, math teacher Joe Rozell, and I went on a field trip… Oct 16, 2010 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess Meeting Seven Read more
Denton High School Freshman wins $500 Scholarship On October 9, 2010, Denton High School freshman William Root won a $500 college scholarship for winning the high school open… Oct 13, 2010 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Denton High School Freshman wins $500 Scholarship Read more
High School Chess Meeting Six and Encyclomedia I spent the afternoon of October 7 and the morning of October 8 talking about my books to educators, librarians, administrators… Oct 8, 2010 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess Meeting Six and Encyclomedia Read more
High School Chess Meeting Five On page 9 of People, Places, Checkmates: Teaching Social Studies with Chess is a chart of basic checkmates (endgames). For chess… Oct 1, 2010 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess Meeting Five Read more
High School Chess Meeting Four For September 24, 2010, chess club participants analyzed the ladder games that they played on the previous Friday. Since there… Sep 24, 2010 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess Meeting Four Read more
Alexey Root at Encyclo-Media I will be at Encyclo-Media, Oklahoma City, OK. Free chess set and board with purchase of one of my books! Signing books on… Sep 23, 2010 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Alexey Root at Encyclo-Media Read more
High School Chess Meeting Three Today, September 17, was our first ladder game. All students were required to take notation. I asked those who had taken… Sep 17, 2010 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess Meeting Three Read more
High School Chess Meeting Two On September 10, 2010 Denton High School chess club had its second meeting of the academic year. Nineteen students attended… Sep 10, 2010 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess Meeting Two Read more
High School Chess Meeting One Other than our planning meeting last spring, today was the first meeting of the Denton High School Chess Club. Minutes can be… Sep 3, 2010 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess Meeting One Read more
Denton High School Chess Club The sponsor of our new Denton High School (DHS) chess club, Mr. Fred Mueller, has created a fantastic Web page for the club… Aug 17, 2010 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Denton High School Chess Club Read more
Chess Online Courses Fall 2010 Registration is now open for the Chess Online courses for Fall 2010. You can find course descriptions at The University of Texas… Aug 14, 2010 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Chess Online Courses Fall 2010 Read more
Borders Book Store Chess Today I attended the Borders Book Store Chess Club in Lewisville, Texas. FIDE Master Keith Hayward has run the club every… Aug 5, 2010 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Borders Book Store Chess Read more
Chess Quotes - Dan Heisman Thanks to Dan Heisman for sending us the chess quotes. “You have to lose your fear of a rating before you can become that… Jul 20, 2010 By MonRoi Support Chess Info Comments Off on Chess Quotes – Dan Heisman Read more
Living Chess Game: New Book! My fifth book The Living Chess Game:Fine Arts Activities for Kids 9-14 is now available for pre-order online. If you've been… Jul 11, 2010 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Living Chess Game: New Book! Read more
Coppell Chess Course 2 Every summer since 2007 I have taught chess at the Coppell Gifted Association's MOSAIC (Marvelous Opportunities Scheduled as… Jun 14, 2010 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Coppell Chess Course 2 Read more
Odessa Chess Summary I was one of the presenters at the ECISD (Ector County Independent School District) Math and Science Institute. I presented… Jun 6, 2010 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Odessa Chess Summary Read more
Denton HS Chess: Organizational Meeting Today (May 20, 2010) was the first meeting of the Denton High School chess club. This was an organizational meeting for next… May 20, 2010 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Denton HS Chess: Organizational Meeting Read more
Chess Marquee When I presented to educators, parents, and children May 6 at Hedrick Elementary in Lewisville, TX, my name was on the marquee… May 11, 2010 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Chess Marquee Read more
Strickland Chess wins Again May 1, 2010 I ran the fifth annual middle school chess tournament for Denton ISD. It should have been the sixth annual, but last… May 1, 2010 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Strickland Chess wins Again Read more
