Andrew Soltis
| Andrew Soltis | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Eden Soltis |
| Country | United States |
| Born |
May 28, 1947 Hazleton, Pennsylvania |
| Title | Grandmaster (1980) |
| FIDE rating | 2407 (May 2015) |
Andrew Eden Soltis (born May 28, 1947 in Hazleton, Pennsylvania) is a chess Grandmaster,[1] author and columnist.
He won at Reggio Emilia 1971–72[2] and was equal first at the 1977 U.S. Open Championship in New York.[3] He was awarded the International Master title in 1974 and became a Grandmaster in 1980.[4] 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.[5] He is also a news reporter and weekly chess columnist for the New York Post.[6][7] 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.[8]
Books
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- The Great Chess Tournaments and Their Stories , 1975, ISBN 0-8019-6138-6
- Pawn Structure Chess, 1976, Tartan Books, ISBN 0-679-14475-7; also 1995, McKay, ISBN 0-8129-2529-7
- Karl Marx Plays Chess : And Other Reports on the World's Oldest Game, ISBN 0-8129-1906-8
- Turning Advantage into Victory in Chess, ISBN 0-8129-3581-0
- Chess to Enjoy, 1978, Stein and Day, ISBN 0-8128-6059-4
- Catalog of Chess Mistakes, 1980, Three Rivers Press, ISBN 0-679-14151-0
- The Art of Defense in Chess, 1986, Random House, ISBN 0-679-14108-1
- 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 0-938650-46-7
- Winning with 1 c4: A Complete Opening System, 1990, Chess Digest, ISBN 0-87568-192-1
- Winning with 1 f4: Bird's Opening, 1992, Chess Digest, ISBN 0-87568-203-0
- White Opening System: Combining Stonewall Attack, Colle System, Torre Attack, 1992, Chess Digest, ISBN 0-87568-205-7
- 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 0-8129-2291-3
- Grandmaster Secrets: Endings, 1997, 2003, Thinker's Press, ISBN 0-938650-66-1
- Soviet Chess 1917–1991, 1999, McFarland & Company, ISBN 0-7864-0676-3
- Grandmaster Secrets: Openings, 2000, Thinker's Press, ISBN 0-938650-68-8
- Why Lasker Matters, 2005, Batsford, ISNB 0-7134-8983-9
- Bobby Fischer Rediscovered, 2003, Batsford, ISBN 0-7134-8846-8
- Los Voraces, 2019, 2003, McFarland, ISBN 978-0-7864-1637-0
- Rethinking the Chess Pieces, 2004, Batsford, ISBN 0-7134-8904-9
- How to Choose a Chess Move, 2005, Batsford, ISBN 0-7134-8979-0
- The 100 Best Chess Games of the 20th Century, Ranked, 2006, McFarland & Company, ISBN 0-7864-2741-8
- Transpo Tricks in Chess, 2007, Batsford, ISBN 0-7134-9051-9
- The Wisest Things Ever Said About Chess, 2008, Batsford, ISBN 978-1-906388-00-3
- Studying Chess Made Easy, 2010, Batsford, ISBN 978-1-906388-67-6
- What It Takes To Become A Chess Master, 2012, Batsford
References
- ↑ Andrew Soltis rating card at FIDE
- ↑ Horowitz, Al (4 May 1972). "Chess: Success of Young Players Sparks Italian Renaissance". The New York Times.
- ↑ Byrne, Robert (7 November 1977). "Chess: Blunder's Thunder Outclassed By Lightning That Came First". The New York Times. p. 32. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ↑ Schlander, John (17 July 1983). "Egos, Intellects Battle for U.S. Chess Title in Greenville Tourney". The Pittsburgh Press. p. A-2. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ↑ Soltis, Andy. "Chess to Enjoy". Chess Life. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ↑ Strauss, John (28 October 1990). "Chess for the Rest of Us: The Game Is Explained". The Robesonian. p. 7C. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ↑ Soltis, Andy (27 December 2012). "Gregory Gun Trouble". New York Post. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ↑ "U.S. Chess Hall of Fame". U.S. Chess Trust. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
External links
- Andrew Soltis rating card at FIDE
- Andrew Soltis player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Jim Eade (September 18, 2011). "GM Andrew (Andy) Soltis Interview by Jim Eade (Chess Trust)".
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