Chess is Now for Children

40@40 Lecture: Alexey Root “Chess is Now for Children: Changes Over the Past 40 Years”

Mar 23 (4 – 5 p.m.)
Location: McDermott Suite MC4.404

40@40: IS faculty member Alexey Root will give a lecture, “Chess is Now for Children: Changes Over the Past 40 Years,” as part of a year-long series of 40 events (or more) created to mark UT Dallas’ fourth decade as a UT System institution. Root’s talk will address the changing demographics of chess during the past four decades, from its beginnings as a game for adults to a game now dominated by children. She will give special emphasis to the role the University has played in the field of chess in education.

Contact Info:Judy Barnes 972-883-2203

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