Dr. Alexey Root
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Written by Alexey W. Root on
Fri, Sep 24 2010 (09:42)
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For September 24, 2010, chess club participants analyzed the ladder games that they played on the previous Friday. Since there were several people attending on the 24th that were not present on the 17th, they were spectators for the post mortems of the ladder games. For guidance, students followed post mortem guidelines from pages 5-7 of People, Places, Checkmates: Teaching Social Studies with Chess. For even more information about how to analyze chess games and post mortems, see chapter 4 (Write Like a Grandmaster) in Read, Write, Checkmate: Enrich Literacy with Chess Activities. Meeting minutes typed by our Secretary are here. |
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Written by Alexey W. Root on
Thu, Sep 23 2010 (01:39)
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 I will be at Encyclo-Media, Oklahoma City, OK. Free chess set and board with purchase of one of my books! Signing books on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm and Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 8:00 am to 12:00 pm, booth #1004. My most recent book is People, Places, Checkmates: Teaching Social Studies with Chess. |
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Written by Alexey W. Root on
Fri, Sep 17 2010 (09:17)
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Today, September 17, was our first ladder game. All students were required to take notation. I asked those who had taken notation before to challenge those who are new to notation. That way, the experienced chess players were able to help their opponents keep up their score sheets. The player who won in the least amount of moves got first place on the ladder, the second fastest winner (in terms of moves played) earned the second spot on the ladder, and so forth. Now that the ladder is established, the next time we have a ladder game it will proceed as documented in Read, Write, Checkmate: 32 Chess Activities for Inquiry and Problem Solving. Minutes are posted here. |
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Written by Alexey W. Root on
Fri, Sep 10 2010 (10:12)
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On September 10, 2010 Denton High School chess club had its second meeting of the academic year. Nineteen students attended. Meeting minutes are here. When I gave my lecture about the Scholar’s Mate, I was very impressed with the attentiveness and note-taking of the students. After the lecture, they eagerly debated (chess boards and sets out) what the best defense was for black. That is, what is the best third move for black after 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. Qh5 |
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Written by Alexey W. Root on
Fri, Sep 03 2010 (08:31)
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Other than our planning meeting last spring, today was the first meeting of the Denton High School Chess Club. Minutes can be found here. When candidates made their speeches for officer positions, I found out that we have more USCF-rated players than I thought. We have players with ratings of 1464, 1287, 1240, and 795. We hope to participate in a tournament in Irving on National Chess Day (October 9). |
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Written by Alexey W. Root on
Tue, Aug 17 2010 (07:32)
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The sponsor of our new Denton High School (DHS) chess club, Mr. Fred Mueller, has created a fantastic Web page for the club. Check it out to get ideas for your own scholastic chess club. Also, if you are a DHS student, come to chess club on Fridays, starting September 3. DHS chess club is also looking to play matches with other North Texas high schools.
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if you are interested. |
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