Greenhill Chess #1, 2013 For the first meeting of Greenhill Chess for 2013-2014, chess club sponsor Cathleen Garcia went over the rules and procedures… Sep 10, 2013 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Greenhill Chess #1, 2013 Read more
Denton High School Chess #1 While some chess club members played for fun, the officers, Dr. Alexey Root, and chess club sponsor Fred Mueller planned for… Sep 6, 2013 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Denton High School Chess #1 Read more
Chess Tour Dr. Alexey Root will tour the Pacific Northwest, featuring her books including her latest Thinking with Chess: Teaching Children… Jul 22, 2013 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Chess Tour Read more
UT Dallas Chess Camps 2013 Dr. Alexey Root will teach at the July 15-19 and 22-26 chess camps for UT Dallas. Lesson plans will be taken from her books. Jul 10, 2013 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on UT Dallas Chess Camps 2013 Read more
Chess Tournament On May 25, 25 middle and high school students competed in a non-rated chess tournament at Denton Public Library, North Branch… May 25, 2013 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Chess Tournament Read more
High School Chess #31, 2013 Friday, May 17, was the last Denton High School chess club meeting of 2012-2013. Dr. Alexey Root announced that the June issue… May 17, 2013 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess #31, 2013 Read more
High School Chess #30, 2013 Dr. Alexey Root welcomed twenty four Newton Rayzor Elementary School students, one teacher, and four parent chaperones to Denton… May 10, 2013 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess #30, 2013 Read more
High School Chess #29, 2013 Mr. Fred Mueller, chess club sponsor, ran elections for next year's officers. For 2013-2014, officers will be President: Alex… May 3, 2013 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess #29, 2013 Read more
High School Chess #28, 2013 William R. presented his last-round game from SuperNationals V. Pairs of students followed along on their boards as he showed… Apr 26, 2013 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess #28, 2013 Read more
High School Chess #27, 2013 Austin showed the finale of his round 2 win (which he began showing last week) over a player rated between 1500 and 1600 USCF… Apr 19, 2013 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess #27, 2013 Read more
Greenhill Chess #20, 2013 For the last session of Greenhill School chess for 2012-2013, Chess Program Director Cathleen Garcia presented awards generated… Apr 16, 2013 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Greenhill Chess #20, 2013 Read more
High School Chess #26, 2013 After Denton High School chess club members discussed SuperNationals V and our plans for the rest of the academic year, Austin… Apr 12, 2013 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess #26, 2013 Read more
Greenhill Chess #19, 2013 Each group spent about 15 minutes with me. When not with me, each group played chess games supervised by the Chess Program… Apr 9, 2013 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Greenhill Chess #19, 2013 Read more
Denton High School Chess at Supernationals V Read about Denton High School chess club in the April and June issues of Chess Life for Kids. Here are the ratings gains by… Apr 9, 2013 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Denton High School Chess at Supernationals V Read more
Greenhill Chess #18, 2013 Each group spent about 15 minutes with me. When not with me, each group played chess games supervised by the Chess Program… Apr 2, 2013 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Greenhill Chess #18, 2013 Read more
High School Chess #25, 2013 Dr. Alexey Root had Denton High School students try to solve a ninth-century chess problem, published in her book People… Mar 22, 2013 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess #25, 2013 Read more
St. Vincent's Chess #10, 2013-1 March 20, 2013 was the last day for St. Vincent’s School chess club for the 2012-2013 academic year. Two students at a time… Mar 20, 2013 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on St. Vincent’s Chess #10, 2013-1 Read more
Greenhill Chess #17, 2013 All groups practiced pins similar to those found in Beginning Chess by Bruce Pandolfini. Beginner Group: I announced just one… Mar 19, 2013 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Greenhill Chess #17, 2013 Read more
Greenhill Chess #16, 2013 All groups practiced forks from Beginning Chess by Bruce Pandolfini. Beginner Group: I announced just one fork problem at a… Mar 12, 2013 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Greenhill Chess #16, 2013 Read more
High School Chess #24, 2013 On Friday, March 8, Dr. Alexey Root used 10 pin problems from Bruce Pandolfini, Beginning Chess, 1993, New York: Fireside. Her… Mar 8, 2013 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess #24, 2013 Read more
St. Vincent's Chess #9; Chess Educator at UT Dallas For Dr. Root's March 6, 2013 chess lessons at St. Vincent's School, she taught Battleship chess from Children and Chess: A Guide… Mar 7, 2013 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on St. Vincent’s Chess #9; Chess Educator at UT Dallas Read more
Greenhill Chess #15, 2013 All groups Battleship chess from Children and Chess: A Guide for Educators. Once a pawn (or more than one pawn) has promoted… Mar 5, 2013 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Greenhill Chess #15, 2013 Read more
High School Chess #23, 2013 March 1, 2013 was the last day of the round robin tournament to determine which five Denton High School chess players will… Mar 2, 2013 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess #23, 2013 Read more
St. Vincent’s Chess #8, 2013 How to castle queenside for Beginners How to castle queenside “PBJ"? group writing exercise, as more time on castling rules… Feb 27, 2013 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on St. Vincent’s Chess #8, 2013 Read more
