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.

Bibliography

  • 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

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-08-26. Retrieved 2009-10-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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