James Eade - Chess Openings For Dummies

Chess Openings For Dummies

by James Eade

Chess Openings For Dummies

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About the Author

Like many others, James Eade first got interested in chess thanks to legendary player Bobby Fischer. He played his first official tournament game in 1972, quickly became the top player at his high school, and represented the University of Massachusetts in the 1975 Pan-American Collegiate Games.

The United States Chess Federation (USCF) certified him as a chess master for over-the-board tournament play in 1981 and as a correspondence chess master in 1984. International organizations gave him the chess master title in 1990 (for correspondence chess) and in 1993 (for over-the-board tournament play). He represented the United States in a number of international correspondence chess team tournaments.

In the 1990s, he began to supplement his chess-playing career by writing about the game, organizing elite tournaments, and teaching. He has written several books on chess, including the bestselling Chess For Dummies (Wiley), now in its second edition, and The Chess Players Bible (Barrons). He has written numerous articles for a wide variety of publications and has been the editor of two chess journals. He was elected president of the Chess Journalists of America in 1995.

James was also elected vice-president of CalChess (the Northern California Chess Association) in 1991 and became the CalChess president in 1995. In 1996 he was elected to be a member of the executive board of the USCF and served until 1999.

He was appointed zone president in 2000 to represent the USCF in Fdration Internationale des checs (FIDE), the world governing body for chess, and served until 2002. He was elected to be a trustee of the U.S. Charitable Chess Trust in 2000 and became its treasurer in 2005, a capacity in which he continues to serve to this day.

Dedication

To Sheri, whose steadfast confidence in me has been amazing.

Authors Acknowledgments

Id like to thank Sheri Anderson for all her support and encouragement over the years. She may not be a chess player, but she puts up with one.

Id like to thank Stacy Kennedy for coming up with the idea for this project, for pitching it, and for getting it approved. Todd Lothery was the copy editor for this book, and I thank him for all the work he did cleaning up my submissions. I really appreciated my project editor, Vicki Adang, and her many contributions. She knows how to push without ever being pushy.

I want to give a special thank you to John Watson, who was more than just a technical editor. John caught mistakes, of course, but he also gave me advice throughout the course of the project. Ive been a big fan of Johns work, and it was a pleasure collaborating with him.

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