English chess federation book of the year 2012 award

The prestigious annual book of the year award from the english chess federation, has gone to grandmaster jan markos. His previous book for gambit, fundamental checkmates, was shortlisted for the english chess federation book of the year award. My great predecessors is a series of chess books written by former world champion garry kasparov et al. Small club of the year 2012 trowbridge chess club details. The bcf had been set up to replace the nonfunctioning british chess association bca and initially, not only governed chess. 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. Winning starts with planning before the game, teaches legendary chess coach vladimir tukmakov. En route, intriguing thought experiments, strange insights and hilarious jokes will offer vistas you have never seen before. English chess federation ecf book of the year 2012 award and was runnerup for the.

I know because i voted for a different book, soltis mikhail botvinnik. This enabled the federation to keep the magazine alive and to generate enough income to pay off the loan. Last update october 2012 looking for a good chess book. Quality chess blog ecf book of the year under the surface. Winner of the 2015 best book award of the chess journalists of america cja shortlisted for the english chess federation 2015 book of the year award. Before emerging as endgames with just kings and pawns, they preexisted in positions that still contained any number of pieces. The three titles vying for 2014 book of the year were bologans black weapons in the open games by victor bologan, john nunns chess course, by john nunn, and mikhail botvinnik. He became a grandmaster at 19, won the british championship twice and, amongst other amazing achievements, made a gold medal winning score of 10. Book of the year 2012 3rd edition with a new epilogue.

He has written several books on the history of chess in northumberland. In 2012, aagaard won the scottish chess championships with a score of 79. In 1999, secrets of modern chess strategy, watsons first book for gambit, won the british chess federation book of the year award and the united states chess. Amazon advertising find, attract, and engage customers. The chesscafe book of the year for 2014 was john nunns chess course. As books from kasparovs series have previously won the book of the year award, it seemed more appropriate to recognise kasparovs achievement with a lifetime achievement award. New in chess catalog fall 2019 by new in chess issuu. Book of the year 2018 shortlist english chess federation. English chess federation ecf book of the year 2012 award runnerup. The website gets several thousand hits every week, and we accept a limited amount of advertising, appearing in this area, for which we charge a very reasonable fee. The series of books continued with the modern chess volumes that covers developments in the 1970s and kasparovs games with anatoly karpov. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The life and games of a world chess champion was named book of the year by the chess journalists of america and the english chess federation.

Chess trust the book was also one of the four finalists for 2009 chess book of the year by the english chess federation the winner was kasparovs book on his matches with karpov. Aagaard is the only chess writer in the world to win all four major book of the year awards. The inside story of the world chess championship matches that vladimir kramnik won against garry kasparov, peter leko, and veselin topalov evgeny, bareev, levitov, ilya on. Move first, think later willy hendriks softcover, 256 pp. Nothing is disclosed about the contests conditions, such as eligibility in terms of date of publication, or about the three.

The life and games of a world chess champion, by andy soltis. As most of you know, in the fall of 2014 chesscafe became a forfee website. My great predecessors is a series of chess books written by former world champion garry kasparov. The choice this year is between four books, representing differing aspects of chess literature, but all excellent in their own way.

This book was on the short list for the prestigious book of the year award from the english chess federation ecf. Londonalkmaar, netherlands the book move first, think later by willy hendriks won the english chess federation s 2012 book of the year award move fist, think later is one of the most original chess books the judges have seen for a number of years, according to the judges report. Malcolm peins contribution to english chess is well known. The chess books listed here have all won a prestigious book of the year. Positional decision making in chess by boris gelfand, quality chess.

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. The chess books listed here have all won a prestigious book of the year award from at. After reading politics, philosophy and economics at oxford, he was caught up in the bobby fischer boom and started playing chess at a quite high level and writing on the game mostly under the byline t. British chess federation bcf, fred cramer chess journalists of america cja. Ecf book of the year 2018 english chess federation. Ecf book of the year 2017 english chess federation. English chess federation 2010, 2001, association of chess professionals 20 and the boleslavsky medal from fides trainer committee 2012. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading stein. Chess book collectors book of the year 2017 quality chess. The english chess federation book of the year 2011 award.

They have also had an attitude of spreading the award a bit. English chess federation book of the year 20 award. British chess federation bcf, english chess federation ecf. Webadmin 29th september 2017 the judges unanimously agreed on a chess book which covers nearly every aspect of chess. Shortlisted for the english chess federation book of the year award. His books have been translated into spanish, french, german, italian and polish.

The english chess federation ecf is the governing chess organisation in england and is affiliated to fide. Timothy david harding was born in london in 1948, and started playing competitive chess while at school. Gm jan markos was previously the european under16 champion and has won the slovakian championship twice, he has represented. The games of mikhail botvinnik, world chess champion from 1948 to 1963. Third, extended edition pawn endings do not arise out of nowhere. In this refreshing, entertaining and highly instructive book, willy hendriks shows how you can travel light on the road to chess improvement. Matthew sadler and natasha regan won the english chess federation 2016 book of the award for their book chess for life. The discussion continues the chess instruction establishment claims that all you need to do is concentrate on the characteristics of a position.

The five volumes in the my great predecessors series are about the players who preceded kasparov in being official world champions. One of the most original chess books the judges have seen for a number of years both serious and highly entertaining at the same time. New in chess books catalog spring 2016 by new in chess. 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. The announcement was made on the ecf website and is available at this link. Natasha regan is a womens international master from england who achieved a degree in mathematics from cambridge university. A panel members personal webpage goes further, with kajarkan. The large number of varied and interesting books this year made the selection particularly difficult, but the choice came down to books by two. We are thrilled to announce the 2018 annual awards winners, including woman chess player of the year, sabina foisor, i am honored and humbled to accept this award and to join past recipients whom i admire and respect. The english chess federation s webpage book of the year 2018 shortlist miscopies one title, transforming karjakin into kajarkin.

All in all an original, fascinating and very worthy winner of the 2018 book of the year. It deserves this comparison because the committee have repeatedly chosen very good books as winners. Winners of the english chess federation book of the year award. English chess federation book of the year winners goodreads. Matthew sadler is one of the uks strongest ever players. In 2019 we had two shortlisted titles, small steps to giant improvement by sam shankland, which won the chess books collectors book of the year 2018 award and the amazing practical chess beauty by yochanan afek.

English chess federation 2010, 2001, association of chess professionals. Jacob aagaard born 31 july 1973 is a danishborn scottish chess grandmaster and the 2007 british chess champion. Im john watson summarized from and linked to new in chess website this book won the book of the year award from the english chess federation. Winners of the british chess federation book of the year award. The judges of the english chess federation book of the year award. Positional decision making in chess by boris gelfand, mikhail botvinnik by andrew soltis.

John nunns chess course by john nunn, pump up your rating by axel smith, aron nimzowitsch by per s. Move first, think later by willy hendriks was the winner of the. Boris avrukh 2012 grandmaster repertoire 11 beating 1. Willy hendriks wins english chess federation 2012 book of. Congrats to the winners and thanks for all you do for uschess. Matthew sadler is rated 2691 and one of the 50 strongest players in the world. Chess federation, the chess journalists of america, and the u. The english chess federation book of the year 20 award. In this groundbreaking book he shows how chess preparation has become a systematic. The pulitzer prize of chess is probably the english chess federations chess book of the year award. The inside story of the world chess championship matches that vladimir kramnik won against garry kasparov. Ecf book of the year 2018 hampshire chess association.

The joys of chess is an unforgettable intellectual expedition to the remotest corners of the royal game. 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. Blindfold chess is the winner of the fred cramer award for the best chess book of 2009, sponsored by the u. In 2000, his book queens gambit declined published by everyman was awarded the british chess federation s book of the year award. This book won the english chess federation 2017 book of the year award. Ecf book of the year 2015 english chess federation. My great predecessors wikipedia republished wiki 2.

Ecf book of the year shortlist 2016 english chess federation. 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. I mentioned in a previous blog post that the two books nominated by quality chess for the english chess federation book of the year prize had. Three of these deal with subjects new to chess writing. Antonio gude is a wellknown chess writer and teacher from spain who has represented his country in international correspondence chess events. Liquidation on the chess board new and extended edition. Quality chess uk ltd known as quality chess is a chess publishing company, founded in. Winner of the 2015 best book award of the chess journalists of america cja shortlisted for the english chess federation 2015 book of the year award third, extended edition pawn endings do not arise out of nowhere. Us chess announces the 2017 award winners, as confirmed by the executive board at the meeting held from june 34 in tulsa, oklahoma. Features fullscreen sharing embed analytics article stories visual stories seo. English chess federation book of the year 2018 the quality of many of the books received this year was high, but not all made it to the sh. Quality chess deserve recognition for persuading markos to write under the surface, and producing the resulting book to a very high standard. The judges unanimously agreed on a chess book which covers nearly every aspect of chess.