Alexey Root
Encyclopedia
Alexey Wilhelmina Root (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
, and has written three books on the relationship between chess and education.
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
, teacher, and writer, who was the 1989 U.S. Women's Chess Champion
U.S. Women's Chess Championship
The U.S. Women's Chess Championship tournament is to determine the woman chess champion of the United States.-List of U.S. Women's Chess Champions:*1937 Adele Rivero*1938 Mona May Karff*1940 Adele Rivero*1941 Mona May Karff*1942 Mona May Karff...
. She holds the title of Woman International Master, and received a Ph.D. degree
PHD
PHD may refer to:*Ph.D., a doctorate of philosophy*Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*PHD finger, a protein sequence*PHD Mountain Software, an outdoor clothing and equipment company*PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
from UCLA.
Root is Senior Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Texas at Dallas
University of Texas at Dallas
The University of Texas at Dallas, also referred to as UT Dallas or UTD, is a public research university in the University of Texas System. The main campus is in the heart of the Richardson, Texas, Telecom Corridor, north of downtown Dallas...
, and has written three books on the relationship between chess and education.
External links
- Monroi.com Dr. Root's blog
- Dr. Root's books