A couple of extracts from the official press release. Chess strategy for club players by herman grooten won the chesscafe 2009 book of the year and was shortlisted for. Similarly, the selection of the winner from the shortlist proved extremely difficult, as all four of the candidates were not only of high quality but. Similarly, the selection of the winner from the shortlist proved extremely difficult, as all four of the candidates were not only of high quality but also contrasting subject matter alekhines odessa secrets. Quality chess deserve recognition for persuading markos to write under the surface, and producing the resulting book to a very high standard. The announcement was made on the ecf website and is available at this link. When i got started playing seriously i viewed chess. British chess federation bcf, fred cramer chess journalists of america cja. Chess book collectors book of the year 2017 quality chess. The two energetic authors complement each other very well they won the boy 2016 with chess for life and in this new book have explored in.
Published by new in chess this book sets out to tell the story of 10 chess world champions, revealing the stories and games behind the names. The book of the year panel, back in 2016 left to right. He tells you exactly what he did to make recordsetting strides in chess. Pal benkos biography, cowritten with im jeremy silman 2004, won the triple crown of chess publishing. Mastering the chess openings volume 1 kindle edition by watson, john.
Before that i only solved the daily tactics on and managed to drop most ratings on this side below. The games of mikhail botvinnik, world chess champion from 1948 to 1963. For one, im kislik proposes studying at least 4 pages per day from a good chess book, which will allow you to study at least 7 big chess books a year. Book of the year 2018 shortlist english chess federation. Ecf book of the year 2018 hampshire chess association. Mastering the chess openings volume 1 kindle edition by. This book was on the short list for the prestigious book of the year award from the english chess federation ecf. The english chess federation ecf is the governing chess organisation in england and is affiliated to fide. I know because i voted for a different book, soltis mikhail botvinnik. The successor volume chess strategy in action was the chesscafe book of the year. British chess federation book of the year winners goodreads. His 1999 book secrets of modern chess strategy won the british chess federations book of the year award as well as the united states chess federation book of the year. The prestigious annual book of the year award from the english chess federation, has gone to grandmaster jan markos.
The pulitzer prize of chess is probably the english chess federations chess book of the year award. All in all an original, fascinating and very worthy winner of the 2018 book of the year. Gillian moore, former british ladies chess champion, british senior ladies chess champion, youth and regional chess champion has made. Winners of the english chess federation book of the year award. Reuben has authored several books on chess including chess openings. Ecf book of the year 2017 hampshire chess association. The chesscafe book of the year for 2014 was john nunns chess course. It deserves this comparison because the committee have repeatedly chosen very good books as winners. The six shortlisted titles for our chess book of the year award included john healys coffeehouse chess tactics, an unusual book in that its a collection of games, fragments and autobiographical. As well as being a strong player, nunn is regarded as one of the best contemporary authors of chess books. The ecf was formed in 2004 and was effectively a reconstitution of the extant governing body, the british chess federation bcf, an organisation founded in 1904. He is the editorial director of gambit publications. Frank marshall, united states chess champion mcfarland. In 2000, his book queens gambit declined published by everyman was awarded the british chess federation s book of the year award.
Winners of the british chess federation book of the year award. Three of these deal with subjects new to chess writing. The english chess federation book of the year for 2017 is timmans titans by gm jan timman. I did not vote this year and have never voted in any of these book contests for the simple reason that i have not read enough books to nominate one. English chess federation book of the year 2018 english chess federation. There are plenty of chess opening books out there not just in our library but enough to fill hundreds of libraries. Ecf book of the year 2017 english chess federation. We are pleased that the award committee thought our book qualified despite its rather unusual subject matter. English chess federation book of the year shortlist 2018 ray edwards, julian farrand and i have been discussing the best chess books of 2018 for some time and we have produced the following shortlist. Both natasha and i were delighted to hear that our book chess for life has won the english chess federation 2016 book of the year competition.
Opening books are far more popular than any other chess books so choosing the best ones can only be, we have to say, purely subjective. The book is chocfull with weird and wonderful ideas paul motwani. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading mastering the chess openings volume 1. Stewart reuben is a british chess player, organiser, arbiter and author. The quality of many of the books received this year was high, but not all made it to the shortlist. Togetherwiththecandidateswinsthe2018fidebookoftheyear. This author is not, which is a breath of fresh air and direction. Positional decision making in chess by boris gelfand, mikhail botvinnik by andrew soltis.
Soltiss annotations are never less than entertaining and insightfulmanchester chess federation. The british chess championships are organised by the english chess federation. British chess federation bcf, english chess federation ecf. Burgess has written more than twenty books and edited more than 250. Book of the yearbritish chess federation frank marshall 18771944 reigned as americas chess champion from 1907 through 1936the longest stint of anyone in home. The large number of varied and interesting books this year made the selection particularly difficult, but the choice came down to books by two new chess publishers and two excellent instruction manuals beautifully printed by quality chess which the judges had great difficulty in separating, so included both.
In the chess world cup of 19889, he finished sixth overall, ahead of several former world champions. The main tournament incorporates the british championship, the english chess championships and the british womens chess championship so it is possible, although it has never happened, for one player to win all three titles in the same competition. Move first, think later by willy hendriks was the winner of the. Ecf book of the year 2018 english chess federation. He is arguably the most highly acclaimed chess writer in the world, with three of his books receiving the prestigious british chess federation book of the year award. Timman was a worldclass player for over 30 years, contesting a fide world title match with karpov in 1993. He has penned many books, including secrets of grandmaster chess, which won the british chess federation book of the year award in 1988, and john nunns best. He has also established an excellent reputation as a chess writer and composer of end game studies. Ecf book of the year 2019 english chess federation. Dynamic chess strategy by mihai suba won the 1991 british chess federation book of the year award and was hailed as an instant modern classic. John became a successful chess author in the late 1980s and 1990s, and has three times won the prestigious british chess federation book of the year prize. It was selected as the book of the year for chess journalists of america, the british chess federation, and in a contest sponsored by. English chess federation ecf book of the year 2012 award and was runnerup for the. Webadmin 28th august 2018 the large number of varied and interesting books this year made the selection particularly difficult, but the choice came down to books by two new chess publishers and two excellent instruction manuals beautifully printed by quality chess which the judges had great difficulty in separating, so included both.
Three finalists have been chosen for the chess cafe. The united states chess federation yermolinksy inducted. John nunns chess course by john nunn, pump up your rating by axel smith, aron nimzowitsch by per s. Winner of the british chess federation book of the year 1991 award the worlds top trainer, mark dvoretsky, and one of his bestknown pupils, grandmaster artur yusupov, present a fivevolume series based on courses given to talented young players throughout the world. His book the mammoth book of chess won the british chess federation book of the year award in 1997. Matthew sadler is one of the uks strongest ever players. In 1997 he together with murray chandler and graham burgess founded gambit publications, which now has more than 200 chess books in print. Chess federation, the chess journalists of america, and the u. Chess for life matthew sadler, natasha regan pp222 gambit. Ecf book of the year shortlist 2016 english chess federation. Blindfold chess by eliot hearst and john knott is the winner of the fred cramer award for the best chess book of 2009, sponsored by the u. Ecf book of the year 2016 sadler and regan have between them written an important and original book which is a worthy winner from this year s short list of books of high quality. This years selections include two types of books that have never reached the boy short list before.
He holds the world record for marathon blitz chessplaying. These two books explore and theorize how radically chess has changed since the early 20th century, and how old and supposedly timetested. Fide master graham burgess is a highly accomplished and versatile writer on chess, whose mammoth book of chess won the british chess federation book of the year award in 1997. Expect of my tacticsrating, which was already 0 and i started at 700 took me about 1500 puzzles and roughly a year. The road to chess improvement winner of the cramer award for best instructional chess book and the british chess federation s book of the year award and chess explained.
He became a grandmaster at 19, won the british championship twice and, amongst other amazing achievements, made a gold medal winning score of 10. January 8th, 2018 jacob aagaard leave a comment go to comments. This year the judges had to make a choice from four books of high quality in the short list, but each with widely different subject matter, which made the final choice difficult. British chess federation year book 195152 reilly, b. Ecf book of the year 2019 shortlist english chess federation. The official chess yearbook 1996 by british chess federation and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. As most of you know, in the fall of 2014 chesscafe became a forfee website. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The united states chess federation blindfold chess is. The english chess federation book of the year 20 award. The choice this year is between four books, representing differing aspects of chess literature, but all excellent in their own way.