Todd Bardwick
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| Born | 1963 (age 60–61) |
Todd Bardwick (born 1963) is an American author, chess teacher, and US National Chess Master[1] from Denver, Colorado. He was recognized by the United States Chess Federation with the highest lifetime title for a chess teacher, Professional Chess Coach (Level V),[2] for his lifetime work running the Rocky Mountain Chess Camp through the Denver Chess Academy[3] continuously since 1995.
Publications
[edit]- Teaching Chess in the 21st Century (2004),[4] a training guide for school teachers and chess club sponsors, incorporating standards developed by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
- Chess Workbook for Children (2006),[5] a children's introduction to chess which parallels the chapters of Teaching Chess in the 21st Century. The workbook has been translated and sold in Russia, Korea, and the Czech Republic.
- Chess Strategy Workbook (2010).[6] It was also translated and sold in Russia.
- From 2002 to 2017, Bardwick wrote "The Chess Detective"[7] column for Chess Life for Kids, the national chess magazine for children published by the United States Chess Federation.
- From 1993 until the newspaper's closing in 2009, Bardwick wrote the monthly chess column for the Rocky Mountain News[8] featuring interviews with famous sports stars, chess in the movies, and local, national, and world chess news.
References
[edit]- ^ "US Chess MSA - Member Details (Milestones History)". www.uschess.org.
- ^ "The United States Chess Federation - Certified Chess Coach List". www.uschess.org.
- ^ "Chess-Site article about the Denver Chess Academy".
- ^ Bardwick, Todd (1 October 2004). Teaching Chess in the 21st Century: Strategies and Connections to a Standards-based World. Chess Detective Press. ISBN 9780976196204 – via Google Books.
- ^ Bardwick, Todd (10 December 2018). Chess Workbook for Children: The Chess Detective's Introduction to the Royal Game. Chess Detective Press. ISBN 9780976196211 – via Google Books.
- ^ Bardwick, Todd (10 December 2018). Chess Strategy Workbook: Top Knotch Strategies to Build a Strong Foundation for Your Game ; a Blueprint for Developing the Best Plan. Chess Detective Press. ISBN 9780976196228 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Chess Detective" in Chess Life for Kids
- ^ Chess Columns from The Rocky Mountain News
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