Greenhill Chess #8, 2015 For April 14, Dr. Root taught the beginners how to play "bughouse," which is the partner chess game that we usually have time… Apr 14, 2015 By MonRoi Support Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Greenhill Chess #8, 2015 Read more
Chess Merit Badge Workshop 2 On April 11, 2015, Dr. Alexey Root taught a Chess merit badge workshop from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (12-12:30 p.m. lunch break) at the… Apr 12, 2015 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Chess Merit Badge Workshop 2 Read more
Greenhill Chess #7, 2015 For April 7, the Greenhill School chess beginners notated the four moves of the Scholar's Mate and learned how to defend against… Apr 7, 2015 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Greenhill Chess #7, 2015 Read more
Greenhill Chess #6, 2015 Dr. Alexey Root had Greenhill School chess students try the Game Theory challenge from Thinking with Chess: Teaching Children… Mar 31, 2015 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Greenhill Chess #6, 2015 Read more
Greenhill Chess #5, 2015 Dr. Alexey Root had students try a Knight’s Tour on one blank diagram before they played Battleship Chess. Several students… Mar 24, 2015 By MonRoi Support Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Greenhill Chess #5, 2015 Read more
Chess Merit Badge Workshop 1 Dr. Alexey Root will teach a Chess Merit Badge Workshop and direct a tournament at the National Scouting Museum. Both the… Mar 18, 2015 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Chess Merit Badge Workshop 1 Read more
Greenhill Chess #4, 2015 Dr. Alexey Root showed the Greenhill School chess club students the rules for Battleship Chess, which is a drill from her first… Mar 17, 2015 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Greenhill Chess #4, 2015 Read more
Greenhill Chess #3, 2015 Dr. Alexey Root individually tested beginners on the king and two rooks checkmate. While she was testing, students practiced… Mar 3, 2015 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Greenhill Chess #3, 2015 Read more
Summer Chess Camps in Dallas-Fort Worth Dr. Alexey Root’s article about summer chess camps in the Dallas-Fort Worth area metroplex has been published on the talkSTEM… Mar 1, 2015 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Summer Chess Camps in Dallas-Fort Worth Read more
Greenhill Chess #2, 2015 Dr. Alexey Root set up the king and two rook checkmate on the demonstration board for the beginners at Greenhill School. She… Feb 17, 2015 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Greenhill Chess #2, 2015 Read more
Greenhill Chess #1, 2015 Dr. Alexey Root reviewed the en passant and promotion rules. Then pairs of students played Pawn Games, with a king and eight… Feb 10, 2015 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Greenhill Chess #1, 2015 Read more
Chess in Deseret News Dr. Alexey Root was interviewed for an article about chess in the January 22, 2015 Deseret News. The article’s author, Eric… Jan 22, 2015 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Chess in Deseret News Read more
Chess and Academic Competitions Presentations Dr. Alexey Root will present twice at the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented (TAGT) annual conference. Her… Dec 2, 2014 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Chess and Academic Competitions Presentations Read more
Greenhill Chess #10, 2014 The tenth and last meeting of the fall semester was for awards. A special cause for celebration was Greenhill School's first… Nov 19, 2014 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Greenhill Chess #10, 2014 Read more
Greenhill Chess #9, 2014 This week, students continued with the fork problem worksheet begun last week. Most pairs completed three or four more problems… Nov 11, 2014 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Greenhill Chess #9, 2014 Read more
Greenhill Chess #8, 2014 Dr. Alexey Root taught forks using problems from Bruce Pandolfini’s Beginning Chess (New York: Fireside, 1993). Dr. Root… Nov 6, 2014 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Greenhill Chess #8, 2014 Read more
Greenhill Chess #7, 2014 Dr. Alexey Root gave one example of a checkmate and one of a stalemate on the demonstration board. Then she asked Greenhill… Oct 28, 2014 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Greenhill Chess #7, 2014 Read more
Journal of Chess Research (St. Louis Launch) Dr. Alexey Root traveled to St. Louis for the launch of the Journal of Chess Research. While there, she got to visit the chess… Oct 27, 2014 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Journal of Chess Research (St. Louis Launch) Read more
Greenhill Chess #6, 2014 Greenhill Chess Club students played the Game Theory challenge from Thinking with Chess: Teaching Children Ages 5-14. The… Oct 21, 2014 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Greenhill Chess #6, 2014 Read more
Greenhill Chess #5, 2014 For October 14, Dr. Alexey Root taught the Tandem Chess exercise from People, Places, Checkmates: Teaching Social Studies with… Oct 14, 2014 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Greenhill Chess #5, 2014 Read more
Greenhill Chess #4, 2014 The beginners learned the values of the chessmen, for example a queen is worth nine pawns. Then the beginners played Exercise 7… Oct 9, 2014 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Greenhill Chess #4, 2014 Read more
El Paso Chess Presentations Dr. Alexey Root will present about “Chess in Libraries and Schools” on Friday, October 10 (2-4 p.m., Dorris Van Doren Branch… Oct 4, 2014 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on El Paso Chess Presentations Read more
Greenhill Chess #3, 2014 For Beginners: Dr. Root asked how to move a bishop from one location to another in the fewest number of moves. For example, "How… Sep 30, 2014 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Greenhill Chess #3, 2014 Read more
Greenhill Chess #2, 2014 Dr. Root taught mazes to the beginners. After Dr. Root presented a sample maze on the demonstration board, students set up a… Sep 23, 2014 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Greenhill Chess #2, 2014 Read more
