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Dr. Alexey Root’s article about the 10-year chess rivalry between The University of Texas at Dallas and the University of Belgrade, first published in the January 2016 issue of Chess Life magazine, is posted as a PDF on the UT Dallas Chess Program Web site.

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If you are eligible to take college-credit courses, consider the Chess Online courses offered via UT Dallas eLearning. Registration is open now for the courses, which are offered in the second 8 weeks of fall and spring semesters. For fall semester 2015, ED 4358 and ED 4359 begin October 19, 2015 and are taught by Dr. Alexey Root. Students from UT Dallas, from other universities, chess coaches, and adults interested in chess in education are welcome.

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Feliciano Delapaz created SCA Chess, an organization dedicated to teaching young players life lessons, positive social behavior, and good sportsmanship through chess. Dr. Alexey Root is featured in the inaugural SCA Chess “eNewzletter.”

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Dr. Alexey Root taught at the UT Dallas chess camp and the Coppell Gifted Association MOSAIC program this summer. Next on her schedule is a Chess merit badge workshop (August 8) and tournament (August 15) at the National Scouting Museum. Registration is available at http://www.bsamuseum.org/Programs/Advancement/BoyScoutPrograms.aspx and you do not need to be a Boy Scout to register and attend. However, Boy Scouts looking to earn their Chess merit badges are the target audience.

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April 21, 2015 was the last session of Greenhill School “Chess-Playing for the Enjoyment” for spring semester 2015. Dr. Alexey Root handed out awards. Then children and parents enjoyed refreshments. Cathleen Garcia, organizer of the club, missed the last session due to suffering a broken wrist earlier in the day. Cathleen Garcia is taking a new position in Madagascar this fall.

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On April 18, 2015, Dr. Alexey Root directed a Chess merit badge tournament from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (12:30-1:00 p.m. lunch break) at the National Scouting Museum. Requirement 6 was covered. (Previously, on April 11, Requirements 1, 2, 4, and 5 were covered and Requirement 3, the part about teaching chess to another Scout, was done by the Scouts on their own between April 11 and 18.)

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