St. Vincent’s Chess #2
Beginners: Dr. Root demonstrated the two rook checkmate and students practiced it. (Lesson plan is in Children and Chess: A…
Greenhill Chess #3, 2013
Dr. Alexey Root showed a position where a queen and rook checkmated a lone king (just the final checkmate position). Then she…
High School Chess #3, 2013
Dr. Root showed one example each of a fork, a pin, and a skewer to members of Denton High School chess club. Vice President…
St. Vincent’s Chess #1
Dr. Alexey Root taught the beginners from 3:30 to 3:50, the intermediates from 3:50 to 4:25 and the advanced from 4:25 to…
Greenhill Chess #2, 2013
1) Rook mazes for beginners. After Dr. Root gave a sample maze on the demonstration board, students set up a mazes for each…
High School Chess #2, 2013
Dr. Alexey Root showed the moves and Vanessa wrote the notation for this line of the Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation. 1 e4 e5 2…