Brooklyn Castle: Where are Chess Students now? Dr. Alexey Root will be presenting a “Q & A” after the 7:15 p.m. showing of Brooklyn Castle this Saturday, December 8, at the… Dec 6, 2012 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Brooklyn Castle: Where are Chess Students now? Read more
High School Chess #13, 2012_2 Students reviewed their games from the November 16, 2012 Dallas Chess Club Friday night G/30 tournament. Then Dr. Alexey Root… Nov 30, 2012 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess #13, 2012_2 Read more
High School Chess #12 (UT Dallas, Dallas Chess Club) Twelve Denton High School chess players, sponsor Fred Mueller, and volunteer chess coach Alexey Root visited the opening… Nov 17, 2012 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess #12 (UT Dallas, Dallas Chess Club) Read more
Greenhill Chess #9, 2012 Today was the awards day for the 10-week Greenhill School chess class. (I taught 9 of the 10 sessions). Director Cathleen Garcia… Nov 13, 2012 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Greenhill Chess #9, 2012 Read more
High School Chess #11, 2012 At Denton High School chess club today, Club President Luis G. showed a game that he won at the Scott Watson Memorial… Nov 9, 2012 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess #11, 2012 Read more
Greenhill Chess #8, 2012 Dr. Alexey Root taught bughouse, from People, Places, Checkmates: Teaching Social Studies with Chess. Luckily, the number of… Nov 6, 2012 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Greenhill Chess #8, 2012 Read more
High School Chess #10 and Special Events At Denton High School Chess Club on Friday, November 2, 2012, Dr. Alexey Root taught an activity about Space. Mr. Fred Mueller… Nov 3, 2012 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess #10 and Special Events Read more
High School Chess #9 and Upcoming Events I missed the October 26, 2012 Denton High School chess club meeting because I was presenting at the Texas Council for the Social… Oct 31, 2012 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess #9 and Upcoming Events Read more
Greenhill Chess #7, 2012 Each group spent about 15 minutes with me. When not with me, each group played chess games supervised by the Chess Program… Oct 30, 2012 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Greenhill Chess #7, 2012 Read more
Greenhill Chess #6, 2012 Each group spent about 15 minutes with me. When not with me, each group played chess games supervised by the Chess Program… Oct 23, 2012 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Greenhill Chess #6, 2012 Read more
High School Chess #8 and Scott Watson Tournament Results For the Denton High School Chess Club today, William Root showed his loss versus expert Dion Su. Su won the October 13, 2012… Oct 19, 2012 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess #8 and Scott Watson Tournament Results Read more
Greenhill Chess #5, 2012 Each group spent about 15 minutes with me. When not with me, each group played chess games supervised by the Chess Program… Oct 16, 2012 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Greenhill Chess #5, 2012 Read more
High School Chess #7, 2012 Dr. Alexey Root gave a lecture based on the handouts Calculating Ratings and Guidelines for Post Mortems. The Handouts are… Oct 12, 2012 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess #7, 2012 Read more
Author Events: Alexey Root (Chess) My presentation “Teaching Social Studies with Chess” is scheduled for Friday, October 26, 2012, 1:30p.m. to 2:45p.m. at the… Oct 10, 2012 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Author Events: Alexey Root (Chess) Read more
Greenhill Chess #4, 2012 Basic Endgame Checkmates Asked students what they remembered about last week's Wolf and Sheep. Pointed out that a queen is worth… Oct 9, 2012 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Greenhill Chess #4, 2012 Read more
High School Chess #6, 2012 On October 5, 2012, Dr. Alexey Root taught the Game Theory Challenge, a castling exercise from her forthcoming book Thinking… Oct 5, 2012 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess #6, 2012 Read more
Greenhill Chess #3, 2012 Before I began teaching each group, I reminded students to raise their hands to contribute answers. Each group spent about 15… Oct 2, 2012 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Greenhill Chess #3, 2012 Read more
High School Chess #5, 2012 On September 28, 2012, Dr. Alexey Root taught the Scholar’s Mate Activity from her book Read, Write, Checkmate: Enrich Literacy… Sep 29, 2012 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess #5, 2012 Read more
Greenhill Chess #2, 2012 Before I began teaching each group, I reminded students to raise their hands to contribute answers. Each group spent about 15… Sep 25, 2012 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Greenhill Chess #2, 2012 Read more
High School Chess #4, 2012 For Denton High School Chess Club on Friday, September 21, those who will be competing in the Scott Watson tournament on October… Sep 21, 2012 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess #4, 2012 Read more
Greenhill Chess #1, 2012 Tuesday, September 18, 2012 was my first day of teaching chess at the extended day program at Greenhill School, Addison, TX… Sep 18, 2012 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Greenhill Chess #1, 2012 Read more
Bronco Night Chess Table Two chess club officers and three chess club members volunteered at Bronco Night. They took turns playing each other and playing… Sep 14, 2012 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on Bronco Night Chess Table Read more
High School Chess #3, 2012 On September 14, 2012, Denton High School students practiced basic checkmates (such as king and queen against king) and openings… Sep 14, 2012 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess #3, 2012 Read more
High School Chess #2, 2012 For the September 7, 2012 meeting, the first general meeting of the 2012-2013 academic year, 12 students showed up. They paired… Sep 7, 2012 By Alexey Root Dr. Alexey Root Comments Off on High School Chess #2, 2012 Read more
