Todd Bardwick (born 1963) is an American author, chess teacher, and US National Chess Master from Denver, Colorado. He was recognized by the

United States Chess Federation The United States Chess Federation (also known as US Chess or USCF) is the governing body for chess competition in the United States and represents the U.S. in FIDE, the World Chess Federation. US Chess administers the official national rating s ...

with the highest lifetime title for a chess teacher, Professional Chess Coach (Level V), for his lifetime work running the Rocky Mountain Chess Camp through the Denver Chess Academy continuously since 1995.

Publications

* ''Teaching Chess in the 21st Century'' (2004), a training guide for school teachers and chess club sponsors, incorporating standards developed by the

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. * * ''Chess Workbook for Children'' (2006), 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). It was also translated and sold in Russia. * * From 2002 to 2017, Bardwick wrote "The Chess Detective" column for ''

Chess Life The monthly ''Chess Life'' and bi-monthly ''Chess Life Kids'' (formerly ''School Mates'' and ''Chess Life for Kids'') are the official magazines published by the United States Chess Federation (US Chess). ''Chess Life'' is advertised as the "most ...

for Kids'', the national chess magazine for children published by the

. * * From 1993 until the newspaper's closing in 2009, Bardwick wrote the monthly chess column for the ''

Rocky Mountain News The ''Rocky Mountain News'' (nicknamed the ''Rocky'') was a daily newspaper published in Denver, Colorado, United States, from April 23, 1859, until February 27, 2009. It was owned by the E. W. Scripps Company from 1926 until its closing. As ...

''Chess Columns from ''The Rocky Mountain News''
/ref> featuring interviews with famous sports stars, chess in the movies, and local, national, and world chess news.

References

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