Teaching Chess Courses this Summer On June 8-12, and again on August 3-7, I will teach chess to students who will enter grades 4-8 in the fall of 2009. The courses… May 27, 2009 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Teaching Chess Courses this Summer Read more
Peer-reviewed Chess Article Publication in peer-reviewed journals is the gold standard of academic respectability. I have an article in the current issue of… May 8, 2009 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Peer-reviewed Chess Article Read more
All-Girls National Chess Championships Apr 27, 2009 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on All-Girls National Chess Championships Read more
Chess update for Ray Robson For those of you who are interested in following Ray's progress, I apologize that neither of us has had time to keep up with the… Apr 25, 2009 By Ray Robson Ray Robson Comments Off on Chess update for Ray Robson Read more
Chess Clocks... Understanding Time Apr 23, 2009 By Chris Bird Chris Bird Comments Off on Chess Clocks… Understanding Time Read more
UTD Chess Club: Seniors, Grubbs Award, Archives, Elections Apr 17, 2009 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on UTD Chess Club: Seniors, Grubbs Award, Archives, Elections Read more
Final Four Results Apr 5, 2009 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Final Four Results Read more
Chess Program Poster Apr 3, 2009 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Chess Program Poster Read more
Read, Write, Checkmate: New Chess Book I received my author’s copies of Read, Write Checkmate: Enrich Literacy with Chess Activities. Of my three books, this cover is… Mar 19, 2009 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Read, Write, Checkmate: New Chess Book Read more
Chess Photos with Flags wanted I have completed the text for my fourth book, People, Places, Checkmates: Teaching Social Studies with Chess. That book will be… Mar 15, 2009 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Chess Photos with Flags wanted Read more
Chess Research Opportunity At the Chess Educator of the Year February 24, 2009 at The University of Texas at Dallas, honoree Dr. Stephen Lipschultz… Feb 28, 2009 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Chess Research Opportunity Read more
Book Review: Chess Country Available for pre-order from online booksellers is Gary’s Adventures in Chess Country by Igor Sukhin, with an introduction by… Feb 21, 2009 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Book Review: Chess Country Read more
Alexey Root at Metroplex Math Circle (1/31/09) Here is my talk summary posted 2/1/09 http://metroplexmathcircle.wordpress.com/2009/02/01/chess-and-math-recap/ And here is the… Jan 22, 2009 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Alexey Root at Metroplex Math Circle (1/31/09) Read more
Fide Grand-Prix Hiccupping Global ChessFIDE Grand-Prix is a series of six invitational chess tournaments, held over two years, managed by Global Chess… Jan 15, 2009 By MonRoi Support Chess Tournaments Comments Off on Fide Grand-Prix Hiccupping Read more
2009 Chess Educator of the Year Previous award winners were Susan Polgar (2004), Sunil Weeramantry (2005), Erik Anderson (2006), David MacEnulty (2007), and… Jan 14, 2009 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on 2009 Chess Educator of the Year Read more
An Observant Reader At the opening reception for the Pan Am, FM Charles Galofre, second board for the Miami Dade chess team, introduced himself. He… Jan 5, 2009 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on An Observant Reader Read more
MonRoi Coverage Pan Am 2008 MonRoi Personal Chess Managers (PCMs) are in use at the 2008 Pan American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship. I am… Dec 28, 2008 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on MonRoi Coverage Pan Am 2008 Read more
Enrollment in Online Chess Courses Enrollment is now open for the spring 2009 Chess in Education Certificate Online Courses. The semester begins January 12, 2009… Dec 21, 2008 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Enrollment in Online Chess Courses Read more
Chess Simul at UF First of all, I would like to apologize for not updating my blog for quite a while. After not blogging after one tournament… Dec 9, 2008 By Ray Robson Ray Robson Comments Off on Chess Simul at UF Read more
Dallas Destiny wins USCL On Saturday, December 6th, Dallas Destiny (a team comprised of UTD students) won the US Chess League for the second year in a… Dec 6, 2008 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Dallas Destiny wins USCL Read more
MonRoi and Chess Journalism Over Thanksgiving break (November 26-30), I wrote three reports for Chess Life Online about The University of Texas at Dallas… Dec 1, 2008 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on MonRoi and Chess Journalism Read more
Book Review, Part Three, Chess Instructor 2009 This posting is Part Three of my review of J. Bosch & S. Giddins (Eds.), The chess instructor 2009. Alkmaar, The Netherlands… Nov 24, 2008 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Book Review, Part Three, Chess Instructor 2009 Read more
Promoting Chess in Education Over the past four days I have been promoting chess in education at the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented (TAGT)… Nov 16, 2008 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Promoting Chess in Education Read more
Book Review, Part Two, Chess Instructor 2009 This posting is Part Two of my review of J. Bosch & S. Giddins (Eds.), The chess instructor 2009. Alkmaar, The Netherlands: New… Nov 9, 2008 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Book Review, Part Two, Chess Instructor 2009 Read more
