Alexey Root
| Alexey Root | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Born | July 24, 1965 |
| Title | Woman International Master (1990) |
| Peak rating | 2080 (January 1990) |
Alexey Wilhelmina Root (née Rudolph, born 1965) is a chess player, teacher, and writer, who was the 1989 U.S. Women's Chess Champion. She holds the title of Woman International Master, and received a Ph.D. degree from UCLA.
Root is Senior Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Texas at Dallas,[1] and has written seven books on the relationship between chess and education.
She is also Research Awards Coordinator at Chessable and writes for SparkChess.com.
Bibliography
[edit]- Children and Chess: A Guide for Educators. Libraries Unlimited. 2006. ISBN 978-1591583585.
- Science, Math, Checkmate: 32 Chess Activities for Inquiry and Problem Solving. Libraries Unlimited. 2008. ISBN 978-1591585718.
- Read, Write, Checkmate: Enrich Literacy with Chess Activities. Libraries Unlimited. 2009. ISBN 978-1591587545.
- People, Places, Checkmates: Teaching Social Studies with Chess. Libraries Unlimited. 2010. ISBN 978-1591588504.
- Living Chess Game, The: Fine Arts Activities for Kids 9-14. Libraries Unlimited. 2010. ISBN 978-1598843804.
- Thinking with Chess: Teaching Children Ages 5-14. Mongoose Press. 2015. ISBN 978-1936277360.
- United States Women's Chess Champions, 1937-2020. McFarland. 2022. ISBN 978-1476686936.
References
[edit]- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-08-26. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
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- Sources
- Alexey Root rating card at FIDE
External links
[edit]- Monroi.com Dr. Root's blog
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