Andrew Eden Soltis (born May 28, 1947 in Hazelton, Pennsylvania) is a chess author and columnist as well as a Grandmaster.
He was awarded the International Master title in 1974 and became a Grandmaster in 1980. He won at Reggio Emilia 1971-72 and was equal first at New York 1977. 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 publication of the United States Chess Federation. He is considered one of the most prolific chess writers, having authored or co-authored around thirty books. Soltis is also a weekly columnist for the New York Post. He was named "Chess journalist of the year" by the Chess Journalists of America in 1988.
Books
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- Pawn Structure Chess, Tartan Books 1976. ISBN 0-679-14475-7, also McKay 1995, ISBN 0-8129-2529-7
- Grandmaster Secrets: Endings, 1997, 2003, Thinker's Press, ISBN 0-938650-66-1.
- Rethinking the Chess Pieces, 2004, Batsford, ISBN 0-7134-8904-9.
- Karl Marx Plays Chess : And Other Reports on the World's Oldest Game ISBN 0812919068.
- Turning Advantage into Victory in Chess ISBN 0812935810.
- Catalog 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
- The Inner Game of Chess: How to Calculate and Win, 1994, Random House, ISBN 0812922913
- Winning with 1 c4: A Complete Opening System, 1990, Chess Digest
- Soviet Chess 1917-1991, 1999, McFarland & Company, ISBN 0786406763
- Grandmaster Secrets: Openings, 2000, Thinker's Press, ISBN 0-938650-68-8
- Bobby Fischer Rediscovered, 2003, Batsford, ISBN 0713488468
- 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
- The Wisest Things Ever Said About Chess, 2008, Batsford, ISBN 9781906388003
External links
- FIDE rating card for Andrew Soltis
- Andrew Soltis player profile at ChessGames.com
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