Todd Bardwick (born 1963) is an American author, chess teacher, US National Chess Master and US National Tournament Director 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 (FIDE). USCF administers the official national Chess ...

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. Bardwick won the 2023 Dan Heisman Award for Excellence in Chess Instruction from the

and is a member of the Colorado Chess Hall of Fame. Bardwick played in the longest continuous chess game(a 12 hour, 143 move draw) between masters in the history of the United States against

FIDE Master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...

br>David Lucky
in the 4th Round of the
1995 Colorado Open
on September 3-4.

Publications

*From 2002 to 2017, Bardwick wrote “The Chess Detective” column in

Chess Life for Kids 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 "m ...

, 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, from April 23, 1859, until February 27, 2009. It was owned by the E. W. Scripps Company from 1926 until its closing. the Monday–Friday ...

featuring interviews with famous sports stars, chess in the movies, and local, national, and world chess news.

Books

* ''Teaching Chess in the 21st Century''. A training guide for school teachers and chess club sponsors, incorporating standards developed by the

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. Chess Detective Press, 2004. * * ''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 Detective Press, 2006. * * ''Chess Strategy Workbook'' (2010). It was also translated and sold in Russia. Chess Detective Press, 2010. * *''Chess Tactics and Combinations Workbook''. Chess Detective Press, 2019. * *''Attacking the Chess King Workbook''. Chess Detective Press, 2019. * *''Chess Concepts and Coloring Book for Kids''. Chess Detective Press, 2019. * *''Chess Handbook''. Chess Detective Press, 2020. * *''Chess Endgame Workbook''. Chess Detective Press, 2021. * *''Chess Openings''. Chess Detective Press, 2022.

References

Living people 1963 births Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) American chess writers American chess players Chess coaches Sportspeople from Denver

External Links

Todd Bardwick
player profile and games at Chessgames.com *
Todd Bardwick Personal Site
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