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Jeremy Silman
Jeremy Silman is an International Master and a world-class teacher, writer, and player who has won the American Open, the National Open, and the U.S. Open. Considered by many to be the game's preeminent instructive writer, he is the author of over thirty-six popular books, including How to... show more

Jeremy Silman is an International Master and a world-class teacher, writer, and player who has won the American Open, the National Open, and the U.S. Open. Considered by many to be the game's preeminent instructive writer, he is the author of over thirty-six popular books, including How to Reassess Your Chess (universally accepted as a modern classic), The Amateur's Mind, The Complete Book of Chess Strategy, and The Reassess Your Chess Workbook. Fans of the game instruction, book reviews, theoretical articles, and details of his work in the creation of the chess scene in the movie Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
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Devlin Scott
Devlin Scott rated it 12 years ago
A very good beginner's guide to the basic strategies and tactics of Chess.Devlin
The Review Man
The Review Man rated it 13 years ago
I very much enjoyed the endgame section in How to Reassess Your Chess. Believe it or not, despite the fact that I'd been playing chess for over 15 years, I knew next to nothing about how to win an endgame or how to force the opponent to play exactly as you want. This book was a real revelation for m...
globulon
globulon rated it 16 years ago
I was dissappointed with this one. I have and like his endgame book. This book seemed to me mostly fluff. His strategic suggestion is to use wishful thinking. The chapter titles are promising and even serve as a decent outline of material that someone of my level (fairly low) should study to imp...
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