American author, chess teacher, and US National Chess Master
Todd Bardwick |
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Born | 1963 (age 61–62) |
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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.
- 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.