Chess at Texas Library Conference
I am presenting twice this week at the Texas Library Association Annual Conference in Austin, Texas. Thousands of librarians and…
High School Chess #26, 2011
On April 8, the chess club members took a Sample UIL Chess Test. One student finished in 11 minutes with a perfect score; some…
Chess Life Online Article
As of April 8, 2011, I have a new article on Chess Life Online. It is an interview of author Robert Desjarlais.
High School Chess #25 and Final Four
For Denton High School chess club today, I wore my newly acquired (from Pep Rally on March 29) UT Dallas chess team T-shirt. One…
USA Today Article on Chess
Alexey Root (that's me!) is quoted in a USA TODAY newspaper article about chess, published March 29, 2011.
Chess “A” Team
Here is a photo of me (seated) watching the 2010 Pan American Championship-winning UT Dallas college chess team play an…