English chess federation book of the year 2012 award

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. The prestigious annual book of the year award from the english chess federation, has gone to grandmaster jan markos. 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 series of books continued with the modern chess volumes that covers developments in the 1970s and kasparovs games with anatoly karpov. Award winners quality chess ecf book of the year 2018 2020. English chess federation 2010, 2001, association of chess professionals 20 and the boleslavsky medal from fides trainer committee 2012. They have also had an attitude of spreading the award a bit. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. 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. 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. The english chess federation ecf is the governing chess organisation in england and is affiliated to fide. Quality chess uk ltd known as quality chess is a chess publishing company, founded in. Blindfold chess is the winner of the fred cramer award for the best chess book of 2009, sponsored by the u. Ecf book of the year 2018 english chess federation.

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. Chess book collectors book of the year 2017 quality chess. This book was on the short list for the prestigious book of the year award from the english chess federation ecf. Features fullscreen sharing embed analytics article stories visual stories seo. Chess federation, the chess journalists of america, and the u. Matthew sadler and natasha regan won the english chess federation 2016 book of the award for their book chess for life.

I know because i voted for a different book, soltis mikhail botvinnik. Winners of the british chess federation book of the year award. The five volumes in the my great predecessors series are about the players who preceded kasparov in being official world champions. The joys of chess is an unforgettable intellectual expedition to the remotest corners of the royal game. Willy hendriks wins english chess federation 2012 book of. 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. In this groundbreaking book he shows how chess preparation has become a systematic. The inside story of the world chess championship matches that vladimir kramnik won against garry kasparov. Liquidation on the chess board new and extended edition.

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. He has written several books on the history of chess in northumberland. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading stein. The pulitzer prize of chess is probably the english chess federations chess book of the year award. The english chess federation s webpage book of the year 2018 shortlist miscopies one title, transforming karjakin into kajarkin. New in chess catalog fall 2019 by new in chess issuu. All in all an original, fascinating and very worthy winner of the 2018 book of the year. Ecf book of the year 2015 english chess federation. Ecf book of the year shortlist 2016 english chess federation. The chess books listed here have all won a prestigious book of the year award from at. The large number of varied and interesting books this year made the selection particularly difficult, but the choice came down to books by two.

Book of the year 2012 3rd edition with a new epilogue. English chess federation ecf book of the year 2012 award runnerup. 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. Third, extended edition pawn endings do not arise out of nowhere.

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. English chess federation ecf book of the year 2012 award and was runnerup for the. English chess federation 2010, 2001, association of chess professionals. Three of these deal with subjects new to chess writing. Winners of the english chess federation book of the year award. Winning starts with planning before the game, teaches legendary chess coach vladimir tukmakov. 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. Positional decision making in chess by boris gelfand, mikhail botvinnik by andrew soltis. Matthew sadler is rated 2691 and one of the 50 strongest players in the world. As most of you know, in the fall of 2014 chesscafe became a forfee website. The judges unanimously agreed on a chess book which covers nearly every aspect of chess. 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. In 2000, his book queens gambit declined published by everyman was awarded the british chess federation s book of the year award.

The chess books listed here have all won a prestigious book of the year. Webadmin 29th september 2017 the judges unanimously agreed on a chess book which covers nearly every aspect of chess. The discussion continues the chess instruction establishment claims that all you need to do is concentrate on the characteristics of a position. Positional decision making in chess by boris gelfand, quality chess. New in chess books catalog spring 2016 by new in chess.

En route, intriguing thought experiments, strange insights and hilarious jokes will offer vistas you have never seen before. The choice this year is between four books, representing differing aspects of chess literature, but all excellent in their own way. Quality chess deserve recognition for persuading markos to write under the surface, and producing the resulting book to a very high standard. John nunns chess course by john nunn, pump up your rating by axel smith, aron nimzowitsch by per s. Gm jan markos was previously the european under16 champion and has won the slovakian championship twice, he has represented. Timothy david harding was born in london in 1948, and started playing competitive chess while at school. Antonio gude is a wellknown chess writer and teacher from spain who has represented his country in international correspondence chess events. In this refreshing, entertaining and highly instructive book, willy hendriks shows how you can travel light on the road to chess improvement. 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 book of the year 20 award. 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.

Amazon advertising find, attract, and engage customers. Move first, think later by willy hendriks was the winner of the. The english chess federation book of the year 20 award. The bcf had been set up to replace the nonfunctioning british chess association bca and initially, not only governed chess. Matthew sadler is one of the uks strongest ever players. Jacob aagaard born 31 july 1973 is a danishborn scottish chess grandmaster and the 2007 british chess champion. Ecf book of the year 2018 hampshire chess association. His books have been translated into spanish, french, german, italian and polish. It deserves this comparison because the committee have repeatedly chosen very good books as winners. Aagaard is the only chess writer in the world to win all four major book of the year awards. This book won the english chess federation 2017 book of the year award. The announcement was made on the ecf website and is available at this link. The english chess federation book of the year 2011 award. Last update october 2012 looking for a good chess book.

Quality chess blog ecf book of the year under the surface. Move first, think later willy hendriks softcover, 256 pp. Book of the year 2018 shortlist english chess federation. 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. British chess federation bcf, english chess federation ecf. This enabled the federation to keep the magazine alive and to generate enough income to pay off the loan. Congrats to the winners and thanks for all you do for uschess. Before emerging as endgames with just kings and pawns, they preexisted in positions that still contained any number of pieces.

British chess federation bcf, fred cramer chess journalists of america cja. Small club of the year 2012 trowbridge chess club details. Boris avrukh 2012 grandmaster repertoire 11 beating 1. A panel members personal webpage goes further, with kajarkan. 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. His previous book for gambit, fundamental checkmates, was shortlisted for the english chess federation book of the year award.

The games of mikhail botvinnik, world chess champion from 1948 to 1963. He became a grandmaster at 19, won the british championship twice and, amongst other amazing achievements, made a gold medal winning score of 10. The judges of 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. Malcolm peins contribution to english chess is well known. 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. My great predecessors wikipedia republished wiki 2. Ecf book of the year 2017 english chess federation. 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. In 2012, aagaard won the scottish chess championships with a score of 79.

English chess federation book of the year winners goodreads. 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. 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. 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. My great predecessors is a series of chess books written by former world champion garry kasparov. The chesscafe book of the year for 2014 was john nunns chess course. The life and games of a world chess champion, by andy soltis. Natasha regan is a womens international master from england who achieved a degree in mathematics from cambridge university. 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.