Alexey Root Book Signing November 15th Quoting from the Sloan Creek Middle School (Fairview, Texas) News: "Sloan Creek Chess Club will be presenting a USCF chess… Nov 7, 2008 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Alexey Root Book Signing November 15th Read more
Dr. Root’s Students win Grants worth $1000 Two of my students won $500 Undergraduate Scholar Research Awards. Both students will be researching important topics in college… Nov 3, 2008 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Dr. Root’s Students win Grants worth $1000 Read more
The History of Chess The enigma of the origins of chess has puzzled historians for decades. Some claim that the chess game elements branched from… Nov 2, 2008 By MonRoi Support Chess Info Comments Off on The History of Chess Read more
Book Review, Part One, Chess Instructor 2009 An important new book for chess teachers, coaches, and parents has just been published by New in Chess. Titled The Chess… Nov 2, 2008 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Book Review, Part One, Chess Instructor 2009 Read more
NASA – USCF Earth vs. Space Chess Match NASA and the USCF organized the correspondence chess match between astronaut Greg Chamitoff, in orbit aboard the International… Nov 1, 2008 By MonRoi Support Chess Tournaments Comments Off on NASA – USCF Earth vs. Space Chess Match Read more
Chess Queen The true origin of chess remains unknown, however most historians agree that it emerged in India no later than the sixth… Oct 31, 2008 By MonRoi Support Chess Info Comments Off on Chess Queen Read more
World Chess Champions World Chess Champions 2006 – present # Name Year Country 20/15 Viswanathan Anand 2007–present India 19/14 Vladimir Kramnik… Oct 31, 2008 By MonRoi Support Chess Players Comments Off on World Chess Champions Read more
UTD 12.5; UB 3.5 in Transatlantic Cup Match On Halloween The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) defeated the University of Belgrade (UB) 12.5 to 3.5 in the third annual… Oct 30, 2008 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on UTD 12.5; UB 3.5 in Transatlantic Cup Match Read more
2008 World Chess Champion - Anand Vishy The World Chess Championship took place from October 14 – 29, 2008, in the Art and Exhibition Hall in Bonn, Germany. The match… Oct 30, 2008 By MonRoi Support Chess Players Comments Off on 2008 World Chess Champion – Anand Vishy Read more
Chess Jokes "I've created a chess program that mimics human play" said the computer science major. "So it plays at GM level then?" asks the… Oct 23, 2008 By MonRoi Support Chess Info Comments Off on Chess Jokes Read more
Guess the Chess Cover Model My third book will be published in March of 2009. Go to http://www.abc-clio.com/ABC-CLIOCorporate/product.aspx?pc=F2654P Then… Oct 22, 2008 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Guess the Chess Cover Model Read more
Chess Life, breaking dawn At the beginning of August, I piggy-backed my own book signing onto that of the best-seller Breaking Dawn (Stephenie Meyer)… Oct 10, 2008 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Chess Life, breaking dawn Read more
Chess Photos,SPICE; Chess Courses,UTD My photo is in Susan Polgar's blog, and photos that I took are in the UTD CHESS blog (September 30th posting). In spring 2008… Oct 1, 2008 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Chess Photos,SPICE; Chess Courses,UTD Read more
Spice Cup and Two Right now, September 27-28, 2008, I am playing in the Texas Women's Open (TWO). I used a MonRoi for the first time yesterday (in… Sep 27, 2008 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Spice Cup and Two Read more
Oklahoma Scholastic Chess I just returned from Encyclo-Media. My publisher, Libraries Unlimited, paid for my trip there. I spent most of my time on both… Sep 21, 2008 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Oklahoma Scholastic Chess Read more
2008 Women's World Chess Champion - Alexandra Kosteniuk GM Alexandra Kosteniuk drew in the fourth game of the 2008 World Chess Championship finals with WGM Yifan Hao of China to win… Sep 18, 2008 By MonRoi Support Chess Players Comments Off on 2008 Women’s World Chess Champion – Alexandra Kosteniuk Read more
Chess Advisory Students Although there are officially 21 students in Strickland Middle School chess advisory, three of those had a grade below 70 on… Sep 16, 2008 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Chess Advisory Students Read more
Strickland Middle School Chess I will be volunteering as a chess teacher at Strickland Middle School (SMS). Chess will be held during advisory period… Sep 10, 2008 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Strickland Middle School Chess Read more
MonRoi Web Statistics Based on the Google Analytics, MonRoi web site visitors come from the following countries: 58 % - USA;28 % - Canada, India… Sep 9, 2008 By MonRoi Support MonRoi Blog Comments Off on MonRoi Web Statistics Read more
Everyman Chess Book Contract My 2008 New England Masters Experience USMilitaryChess I participated in the 2008 New England Masters held August 11-15, 2008 in… Sep 5, 2008 By Andres Hortillosa Andres Hortillosa Comments Off on Everyman Chess Book Contract Read more
UTD Chess Club Friday, September 5th, I attended a meeting of The University of Texas at Dallas chess club. I saw two of my current Chess… Sep 5, 2008 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on UTD Chess Club Read more
Texas Chess Association Meeting I attended the Texas Chess Association business meeting this morning. The TCA meeting was at 10 a.m., before the 12:30 fourth… Aug 31, 2008 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Texas Chess Association Meeting Read more
Chess and Marching Band Friday night was the first football game of the season for Denton HS, and therefore also the first outing for the marching band… Aug 30, 2008 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Chess and Marching Band Read more
Chess Tournament Results and a Game My son William and I played in the Denton Sunday Frolics #16 yesterday. William was the top-rated player in the intermediate… Aug 25, 2008 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Chess Tournament Results and a Game Read more
