The 20 award winners will be recognized out at the annual luncheon on saturday, august 5th, during the 2017 us open in norfolk, virginia july 29august 6th. Unlike other awards by fide trainers commission, the averbakhboleslavsky award for book of the year is judged separately. They have also had an attitude of spreading the award a. How to reassess your chess by jeremy silman, attacking manual volume 2 by jacob aagaard, sorcerer.
We are delighted to announce the winner of the 2018 fide book of the year, also known as the averbakhboleslavsky award in respect of these two giants of chess literature. Ecf book of the year 2018 english chess federation. John healy is an irish writer and former tournament chess player. It deserves this comparison because the committee have repeatedly chosen very good books as winners. Chess strategy for club players by herman grooten won the chesscafe 2009 book of the year and was shortlisted for. My life, games and compositions the only chess book to have won all three of the major chess book awards. The guardian gave this edition its 2009 chess book of the year award, calling it an unusual, personal, inspirational and endearing work that deserves a place on every chess players bookshelf. Gm artur jussupow presided over the threeman independent jury, which also included gm nigel short and the worlds oldest living grandmaster, yuri averbakh. He is a successful author and a wellknown chess coach. Acp book of the year chessdom chessdom chess, chess. As most of you know, in the fall of 2014 chesscafe became a forfee website. Winning chess middlegames addresses the often ignored but extremely important topic of pawn structures, divided into 4 main types.
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 gobbets by an unranked, though obviously talented, player. Chess mastery through chess imbalances winner of the guardian chess book of the year award, silmans complete endgame course. Here we round up all the major uk book awards of 2020. Congrats to the winners and thanks for all you do for uschess. Rausiss cheating puts rankings rise and sunningdale 2011 in spotlight. My life, games and compositions the only chess book to have won. According to moll, bronstein was not only a fantastic chess player, but also a great chess explicator. Runnerup for the english chess federation 2009 book of the year award.
The included sample story alphazero is an achievement in chess. 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. Congratulations to the 2018 chess journalists of america. Kasparov, 56, struggled with fast time limits in the champions showdown at st louis and said afterwards. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The key to better calculation kindle edition by hertan, charles, benjamin, joel. Webadmin 10th october 2016 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. Winner of the chesscafe 2008 book of the year award shortlisted for the guardian 2008 chess book of the year award why is it that the human brain so often refuses to consider winning chess tactics. 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.
Ecf book of the year 2019 english chess federation. His book endgame virtuoso anatoly karpov coauthored with nick aplin won the guardian 2007 chess book of the year award. There are plenty of chess opening books out there not just in our library but enough to fill hundreds of libraries. All in all an original, fascinating and very worthy winner of the 2018 book of the year. Positional decision making in chess by boris gelfand, mikhail botvinnik by andrew soltis.
Shortlisted for the guardian chess book of the year award gary walters chess. In clear, direct language, silman shows how to dissect a position, recognize its individual parts and ultimately find the move that conforms to the needs of that particular situation. Chess books collectors book of the year 2018 award and the amazing practical chess beauty by yochanan afek. Like our first shortlisted title, chess strategy for club players by herman grooten, sokolovs book focuses on the middlegame, but whereas grooten emphasises. Every chess fan marvels at the wonderful combinations wit. Leaving school at the age of 14, he spent his formative years in the army, where he had a successful boxing career. Three finalists have been chosen for the chess cafe. This book deals with one of the few things chessplayers hate even more losing a winning position. As the longlist and shortlists are announced well add those in, so you can keep abreast of the best books in the uk in 2020. I know because i voted for a different book, soltis mikhail botvinnik. Rb our third shortlisted book for the guardian chess book of the year award is winning chess middlegames by ivan sokolov new in chess, 24. Winners of the guardian chess book of the year award. Jeremy silman is an international master at chess the.
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. British chess federation bcf, english chess federation ecf. Us chess announces the 2017 award winners, as confirmed by the executive board at the meeting held from june 34 in tulsa, oklahoma. The best mystery novels including those named the best mystery of the year, lists of best mysteries of all time, and award winning mystery novels best mystery books and mystery awards lists home where you will find out more about mystery novels, find new authors, and. Winners of the english chess federation book of the year award.
The pulitzer prize of chess is probably the english chess federations chess book of the year award. He was born in london in 1943 1 to irish immigrant parents in londons kentish town. Applying logic in chess by erik kislik in his work erik kislik proves that many important topics such as pawnstructure, material imbalance, compensation, etc. In lively nononsense language, aagaard explains how the best players in the world attack. The book starts with the rules, along with some general advice and a few suggested books. Winner book of the year 2016 english chess federation. The choice this year fell between two contrasting volumes. The life and games of a world chess champion, by andy soltis. The 58yearold grandmaster igors rausis admitted guilt after being caught consulting a phone in a toilet at the strasbourg open and now a game at sunningdale 2011 is under scrutiny.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading forcing chess moves. Books from botvinnik, bronstein and lipnitsky, along with kasparovs latest addition to his series on world championship chess, gave our shortlist for the fourth guardian chess book of the year award a distinct sovietera flavour. John nunns chess course by john nunn, pump up your rating by axel smith, aron nimzowitsch by per s. Winners of the british chess federation book of the year award. But it was the first one that taught me anything about the purpose of knowing chess openings. Shortlisted for the guardian chess book of the year award. Award winners quality chess ecf book of the year 2018 2020. How to reassess your chess is the popular stepbystep course that will create a marked improvement in anyones game. Book of the year 2018 shortlist english chess federation. Considered by many to be the games preeminent instructive writer, mr. The chesscafe book of the year for 2014 was john nunns chess course.
From beginner to master winner of the book of the year award, and pal benko. Quality chess deserve recognition for persuading markos to write under the surface, and producing the resulting book to a very high standard. Jacob aagaards grandmaster preparation calculation is the acp book of the year for 20. Ever wondered why grandmasters take only seconds to see whats really going on in a chess position. With its highly accessible verbal explanations and deep analyses of toplevel games, this book helps you to solve the basic problems of the. In addition, it is suitable for a complete beginner. Chess book collectors book of the year 2017 quality chess. Mike klein deserves to be named journalist of the year for his chess event coverage that delivers clear and unbiased news to chess fans around the world.
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