Dr. Alexey Root taught at the Coppell Gifted Association’s MOSAIC from June 6-10, 2016. She had eight students from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and a different 10 students from 10:30 a.m. to noon. All students were entering grades 4-8 this fall, which means that the age range was roughly nine years old to thirteen years old.
Chess.com published my interview with Grandmaster Sergey Shipov about Chess and Pets.
Dr. Alexey Root’s first story for ChessBase, an international chess Web site, was published April 5, 2016. The story was part one of a two-part interview of author Grandmaster Daniel Gormally. The second part was published April 12, 2016.
Dr. Alexey Root’s first story for ChessBase, an international chess Web site, was published April 5, 2016. The story was part one of a two-part interview of author Grandmaster Daniel Gormally. The second part will be published soon.
Dr. Alexey Root’s article about summer chess camps in the Dallas-Fort Worth area metroplex has been published on the talkSTEM Web site. Click on the link for more information.
In the fall of 2011, Victor Francisco Lopez took Dr. Alexey Root’s course ED 4358 from his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Victor kept in touch with Dr. Root. Recently, he informed Dr. Root that he has been recognized by the White House "Champions of Change" program. Congrats to Victor and his Learners Chess Academy on this honor.
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.
Next on Dr. Alexey Root's schedule is a Chess merit badge workshop (February 27) and tournament (March 5) at the National Scouting Museum. Both Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. are required to meet the requirements for the Chess merit badge.
US Chess published Dr. Alexey Root's article
Promoting Chess at Your Library on November 24, 2015.
This coming Saturday, November 21, 2015, Dr. Alexey Root will be at the Denton Public Library, North Branch, for International Games Day @ your library. She will give out chess problems and prizes. Look for her article about the event in the news section of US Chess in the week after November 21.
Dr. Alexey Root’s Prepare With Chess Strategy is available for pre-order from Mongoose Press. The link for ordering is now HERE.The book is featured in the November-December issue of Scouting magazine.
Dr. Alexey Root’s forthcoming book, Prepare With Chess Strategy, is featured in the Merit Badge Clinic column in the November-December 2015 issue of Scouting magazine. Scouting magazine is an official publication of the Boy Scouts of America.
