Dr. Alexey Root

Before volunteering for Denton High School chess club today, I was at UT Dallas to receive The President’s Volunteer Service Award, Bronze level. That award recognized that I volunteered between 100 and 249 hours in 2010, much of it teaching chess! I sat next to Saheli Nath, who was also receiving a Bronze-level award. The high school chess club meeting today was mostly casual games.

I played against two students, who reached a playable endgame by consulting with each other on every move. That is, every move they played was carefully weighed and options considered. In their case, two heads were better than one. We ran out of time to finish the game

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When you see a good move, look for a better one.
Emanuel Lasker
You may learn much more from a game you lose than from a game you win. You will have to lose hundreds of games before becoming a good player.
Jose Raul Capablanca
Help your pieces so they can help you.
Paul Morphy
Chess is a test of wills.
Paul Keres
You are never too old to play chess!
Bobby Fischer
Win with grace, lose with dignity!
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The biggest problem I see among people who want to excel in chess – and in business and in life in general – is not trusting their instincts enough.
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