Andrew Soltis
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Andrew Eden Soltis is a chess
Grandmaster, author and columnist.
He won at Reggio Emilia
1971–72 and was equal first at New York
1977. He was awarded the International Master title in 1974 and became a Grandmaster in 1980. He has been inactive in chess competitions since the 1980s.
His column Chess to Enjoy is one of the longest running in Chess Life
, the monthly publication of the United States Chess Federation
. He is also a weekly columnist for the New York Post
. Soltis is considered one of the most prolific chess writers, having authored or coauthored around thirty books. He was named "Chess journalist of the year" in 1988 by the Chess Journalists of America. Soltis was inducted into the United States Chess Hall of Fame in September 2011.
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
Grandmaster, author and columnist.
He won at Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia is an affluent city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has about 170,000 inhabitants and is the main comune of the Province of Reggio Emilia....
1971–72 and was equal first at New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
1977. He was awarded the International Master title in 1974 and became a Grandmaster in 1980. He has been inactive in chess competitions since the 1980s.
His column Chess to Enjoy is one of the longest running in Chess Life
Chess Life
Chess Life is a monthly chess magazine published in the United States. The official publication of the United States Chess Federation , it reaches more than a quarter of a million readers every month. A subscription to Chess Life is one of the benefits of Full Adult, Youth, or Life membership in...
, the monthly publication of the United States Chess Federation
United States Chess Federation
The United States Chess Federation is a non-profit organization, the governing chess organization within the United States, and one of the federations of the FIDE. The USCF was founded in 1939 from the merger of two regional chess organizations, and grew gradually until 1972, when membership...
. He is also a weekly columnist for the New York Post
New York Post
The New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and is generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continuously as a daily, although – as is the case with most other papers – its publication has been periodically interrupted by labor actions...
. Soltis is considered one of the most prolific chess writers, having authored or coauthored around thirty books. He was named "Chess journalist of the year" in 1988 by the Chess Journalists of America. Soltis was inducted into the United States Chess Hall of Fame in September 2011.
Books
- The Great Chess Tournaments and Their Stories , 1975, ISBN 0-801-96138-6
- Pawn Structure Chess, Tartan Books 1976. ISBN 0-679-14475-7, also McKay 1995, ISBN 0-8129-2529-7
- Karl Marx Plays Chess : And Other Reports on the World's Oldest Game ISBN 0812919068.
- Turning Advantage into Victory in Chess ISBN 0812935810.
- Chess to Enjoy, (1978) Stein and DayStein and DayStein and Day, Inc. was an American publishing company founded by Sol Stein and his wife Patricia Day in 1962. Stein was both the publisher and the editor-in-chief...
ISBN 0-8128-6059-4 - Catalog of Chess Mistakes, 1980, Three Rivers Press, ISBN 0679141510
- The Art of Defense in Chess, 1986, Random House, ISBN 0679141081.
- A Black Defensive System For The Rest of Your Chess Career, 1987, Chess Digest, ISBN 0-87568-166-2
- Winning with 1 e4, 1988, Chess Digest
- Confessions of a Chess Grandmaster, 1990, Thinker's Press, ISBN 0938650467
- Winning with 1 c4: A Complete Opening System, 1990, Chess Digest, ISBN 0875681921
- The Stonewall Attack, Revised 2nd Edition, 1993, Chess Digest, ISBN 0-87568-165-4
- The Inner Game of Chess: How to Calculate and Win, 1994, Random House, ISBN 0812922913
- Grandmaster Secrets: Endings, 1997, 2003, Thinker's Press, ISBN 0-938650-66-1.
- Soviet Chess 1917–1991, 1999, McFarland & Company, ISBN 0786406763
- Grandmaster Secrets: Openings, 2000, Thinker's Press, ISBN 0-938650-68-8
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Rediscovered, 2003, Batsford, ISBN 0713488468 - Los Voraces, 2019, 2003, McFarland, ISBN 9780786416370
- Rethinking the Chess Pieces, 2004, Batsford, ISBN 0-7134-8904-9.
- How to Choose a Chess Move, 2005, Batsford, ISBN 0713489790.
- The 100 Best Chess Games of the 20th Century, Ranked, 2006, McFarland & Company, ISBN 0786427418
- Transpo Tricks in Chess, 2007, Batsford, ISBN 0713490519
- The Wisest Things Ever Said About Chess, 2008, Batsford, ISBN 9781906388003
- Studying Chess Made Easy. Batsford 2010. ISBN 978-1-9063-8867-6.