• Member Since: May 31, 2009
• Last Login: May 7, 2013
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• Homepage: monroi.com/chess-blog/chess-experts/dr-alexey-root.html
• Occupation: teacher, writer, and editor
• USCF Rating 2000

I was the U.S. Women's chess champion in 1989 and have the WIM title. I have written six books (Children and Chess: A Guide for Educators; Science, Math, Checkmate: 32 Chess Activities for Inquiry and Problem Solving; Read, Write, Checkmate: Enrich Literacy with Chess Activities; People, Places, Checkmates: Teaching Social Studies with Chess; The Living Chess Game: Fine Arts Activities for Kids 9-14 and Thinking with Chess: Teaching Children Ages 5-14) and numerous articles about chess in education. I teach online college-credit classes for chess coaches and educators interested in tying chess instruction to educational goals. Class information is at http://www.utdallas.edu/chess/education-camp/chess-in-education.html