Speed Chess with Pins Tonight I attended Denton Chess Club. My first speed chess game was as black against Julia Jones. It was her move in this… Jun 9, 2008 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Speed Chess with Pins Read more
T. H. Rogers Chess Camp From June 2-6, T. H. Rogers public school hosted a chess camp. The organizer was chess parent Martha Jenkinson. As usual, she… Jun 7, 2008 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on T. H. Rogers Chess Camp Read more
Ray Robson Ray Robson is the youngest chess master in the history of the state of Florida. He was awarded the FIDE Master (FM) title in… Jun 1, 2008 By Ray Robson Ray Robson Comments Off on Ray Robson Read more
Chess on Field Trips On Thursday, May 29th, I was one of the parent chaperones on a sixth grade field trip to a local park. I brought along two chess… May 30, 2008 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Chess on Field Trips Read more
Yury Shulman, Chess Author Before I recommend Grandmaster Yury Shulman's book, I congratulate him on his 2008 U.S. Chess Championship. I met Yury when he… May 21, 2008 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Yury Shulman, Chess Author Read more
Non-rated Chess Tournaments Dana Mackenzie asked, after holding a non-rated tournament, “Should I be happy with running the one tournament a year and seeing… May 20, 2008 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Non-rated Chess Tournaments Read more
Pandolfini for Chess Classes Taking problems from Bruce Pandolfini, Chessercizes, 1991, New York: Fireside and Bruce Pandolfini, Beginning Chess, 1993, New… May 19, 2008 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Pandolfini for Chess Classes Read more
All-Army Championship Ends - Congratulations! Duke imploded against Drake and lost quickly in 22 moves. He recklessly blundered a pawn and the right to castle on move six… May 16, 2008 By Andres Hortillosa Andres Hortillosa Comments Off on All-Army Championship Ends – Congratulations! Read more
All-Army Round 9 Results Macaspac continued his winning streak to nine games. Donovan managed yet again to lose a winning advantage this time against… May 15, 2008 By Andres Hortillosa Andres Hortillosa Comments Off on All-Army Round 9 Results Read more
All-Army Round 10 Results Macaspac is now 10-0. Tomorrow, he gets a chance to tie Tia’s record. That alone will motivate him to try harder and that will… May 15, 2008 By Andres Hortillosa Andres Hortillosa Comments Off on All-Army Round 10 Results Read more
Tim Redman, Chess Collector Today I met with Dr. Tim Redman at the Jupiter House, a coffee shop in Denton, Texas. Although we both work for The University… May 15, 2008 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Tim Redman, Chess Collector Read more
UTD Chess Online, China I teach online courses for The University of Texas at Dallas, via the UT TeleCampus. In spring of 2008, my 38 students ranged… May 14, 2008 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on UTD Chess Online, China Read more
2008 All-Army Chess Championship Players This year’s invitees to the annual championship are listed below. Other top Army players like SSG Rudy Tia (seven-time… May 14, 2008 By Andres Hortillosa Andres Hortillosa Comments Off on 2008 All-Army Chess Championship Players Read more
All-Army Round 8 Pairings The struggle between Baniel and Drake will be a fight for second place. The game to watch is Duke vs. King. Both players will be… May 14, 2008 By Andres Hortillosa Andres Hortillosa Comments Off on All-Army Round 8 Pairings Read more
All-Army Round 8 Results Baniel and Drake settled the game peacefully in just ten moves. Both are assured of spots in the team with three rounds left to… May 14, 2008 By Andres Hortillosa Andres Hortillosa Comments Off on All-Army Round 8 Results Read more
All-Army Round 7 Results Macaspac and Pitts finished their games fairly quickly. Both are entertaining games especially Pitts'. He was behind two pawns… May 14, 2008 By Andres Hortillosa Andres Hortillosa Comments Off on All-Army Round 7 Results Read more
Chess as Academic Enrichment May 13, 2008 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Chess as Academic Enrichment Read more
All-Army Round 4 Updates The battle between co-leaders was decided quickly in round 4. Pitts blundered a pawn without any compensation. The game since… May 13, 2008 By Andres Hortillosa Andres Hortillosa Comments Off on All-Army Round 4 Updates Read more
Round 4 Results and Standings Take a look of Round 4 Results West vs. Fissel (1-0) Corona vs. Duke (0-1) Baniel vs. Floto (1-0) Donovan vs. King (0-1) Pitts… May 13, 2008 By Andres Hortillosa Andres Hortillosa Comments Off on Round 4 Results and Standings Read more
All-Army Round 5 Results and Standings Round 5 Results Drake vs. West (1-0) Shepherd vs. Pitts (0-1) Macaspac vs. Donovan (1-0) King vs. Baniel (0-1) Floto vs. Coraona… May 13, 2008 By Andres Hortillosa Andres Hortillosa Comments Off on All-Army Round 5 Results and Standings Read more
Four Decisive Results in Round 6 Round 6 Results West vs. Duke (1-0) Fissel vs. Floto (1-0) Corona vs. King (0-1) Donovan vs. Shepherd (1-0) May 13, 2008 By Andres Hortillosa Andres Hortillosa Comments Off on Four Decisive Results in Round 6 Read more
Exciting Round 6 The remaining games are between the current top four players. The results will likely change the ranking order. The top four… May 13, 2008 By Andres Hortillosa Andres Hortillosa Comments Off on Exciting Round 6 Read more
All-Army Round 6 Updates Drake won against Pitts. Drake is now in clear second place. Baniel vs. Macaspac was fairly even but now Macaspac has some… May 13, 2008 By Andres Hortillosa Andres Hortillosa Comments Off on All-Army Round 6 Updates Read more
