Eric Schiller
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Eric Schiller is an American
chess
player, trainer, arbiter and one of the most prolific authors of books on chess in the 20th century.
. He attended Guggenheim Elementary, Sousa Jr. High School and later Paul D. Schreiber High School. He graduated from the University of Chicago
1976, later teaching both there and at Wayne State University. In 1991, he earned his Ph.D.
in linguistics
from the University of Chicago.
After his undergraduate years, Schiller turned to music performance and founded a music group called the "Long Island Sound Ensemble" and studied conducting in Vienna, Salzburg and Hancock, Maine
. He was a frequent attendant at NY Philharmonic rehearsals until 1981.
. Schiller was the Hawaii action and blitz champion for 1988/89. He was an organizer of the Hawaii International chess festivals 1994-98 including 1998 US Open California Champion 1995. Later that year, he appeared as a chess advisor for the music group Phish
on some of the stops for their "Chess Tour" where they played an ongoing game of two chess moves per tour stop and some "band vs. audience" partial games as part of their stage performance. Schiller was an arbiter at several notable games and championships including the FIDE World Chess Championship 2000
. While Vladimir Kramnik
and Garry Kasparov
opted not to participate in the event, they had both endorsed Schiller for this sensitive role during the planning stages.
As of April 2009, Schiller has a FIDE rating of 2166. He is also an International Arbiter
and International Trainer. Schiller's expertise and publications in the Flohr-Zaitsev
Variation made him a sought-after expert when Gary Kasparov used that opening at the second game at the World Chess Championship 1990
.
Schiller has organized some chess tournaments. He has often been a news reporter, reporting on Chess Olympiad
s and World Chess Championship
matches. Schiller was the arbiter for the Staunton Memorial tournament
in London
in 2005, 2007 and 2008, and the 2006 Gibtelecom
International Chess Festival in Gibraltar
.
and Raymond Keene
. John L. Watson
, who has co-authored three books with Schiller, considers some of Schiller's output to be well suited to its amateur audience. Watson wrote of Complete Defense to King Pawn Openings and Complete Defense to Queen Pawn Openings that "these books are explicitly aimed at the developing student, not the advanced player, and I think they both do a particularly good job of gently guiding an inexperienced player through a new opening. ... While Schiller probably deserves some of the criticism he gets, a consequence of writing too many books too quickly, he should also get credit when he does a good job." International Master Jeremy Silman
wrote of Watson and Schiller's The Big Book of Busts, "I am forced to swallow my bigoted view of Schiller's work (or does this just validate my opinion of Watson?) and admit that this is a great book". Schiller's "World Champion Openings", which catalogs some of the opening moves of the great chess champions, was noted by designer George Lois
as a non-fiction classic.
Edward Winter
has criticized many of Schiller earlier books for large numbers of spelling, factual and typographical errors, and even claimed plagiarism. Schiller's Unorthodox Chess Openings received a noted two-word review from Tony Miles
in Kingpin
: "Utter crap." Carsten Hansen wrote of Schiller's book on the Frankenstein-Dracula Variation
of the Vienna Game
that it was the worst book that he had ever seen.
, specializing in Mon-Khmer languages
. Schiller is a co-founder of the Southeast Asian Linguistic Society and was an officer of the Chicago Linguistic Society
. He maintains a web page with a lengthy list of his linguistic publications at this URL.
Books by Schiller on linguistics include:
in affiliation with Bay Area Chess, where he now lives. He offers chess tutoring over the Internet via videoconferencing
.
United States
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chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
player, trainer, arbiter and one of the most prolific authors of books on chess in the 20th century.
Early life and education
Schiller was born in New York CityNew York City
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. He attended Guggenheim Elementary, Sousa Jr. High School and later Paul D. Schreiber High School. He graduated from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
1976, later teaching both there and at Wayne State University. In 1991, he earned his Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in linguistics
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
from the University of Chicago.
After his undergraduate years, Schiller turned to music performance and founded a music group called the "Long Island Sound Ensemble" and studied conducting in Vienna, Salzburg and Hancock, Maine
Hancock, Maine
Hancock is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,147 at the 2000 census. Located on the mainland at the head of Frenchman Bay, Hancock has commanding views of Mount Desert Island.-History:...
. He was a frequent attendant at NY Philharmonic rehearsals until 1981.
Chess career
In 1974, Schiller was the Illinois Junior Champion. Schiller played for the University of Chicago team several times at the Pan American Intercollegiate Team Chess ChampionshipPan American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship
The Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship is the foremost intercollegiate team chess championship in the Americas...
. Schiller was the Hawaii action and blitz champion for 1988/89. He was an organizer of the Hawaii International chess festivals 1994-98 including 1998 US Open California Champion 1995. Later that year, he appeared as a chess advisor for the music group Phish
Phish
Phish is an American rock band noted for its musical improvisation, extended jams, and exploration of music across genres. Formed at the University of Vermont in 1983 , the band's four members – Trey Anastasio , Mike Gordon , Jon Fishman , and Page McConnell Phish is an American rock band...
on some of the stops for their "Chess Tour" where they played an ongoing game of two chess moves per tour stop and some "band vs. audience" partial games as part of their stage performance. Schiller was an arbiter at several notable games and championships including the FIDE World Chess Championship 2000
FIDE World Chess Championship 2000
The FIDE World Chess Championship 2000 was held in New Delhi, India, and Tehran, Iran. The first six rounds were played in New Delhi between 27 November and 15 December 2000, and the final match in Tehran started on 20 December and ended on 24 December 2000...
. While Vladimir Kramnik
Vladimir Kramnik
Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik is a Russian chess grandmaster. He was the Classical World Chess Champion from 2000 to 2006, and the undisputed World Chess Champion from 2006 to 2007...
and Garry Kasparov
Garry Kasparov
Garry Kimovich Kasparov is a Russian chess grandmaster, a former World Chess Champion, writer, political activist, and one of the greatest chess players of all time....
opted not to participate in the event, they had both endorsed Schiller for this sensitive role during the planning stages.
As of April 2009, Schiller has a FIDE rating of 2166. He is also an International Arbiter
International Arbiter
In chess, International Arbiter is a title awarded by FIDE to individuals deemed capable of acting as arbiter in important chess matches . The title was established in 1951....
and International Trainer. Schiller's expertise and publications in the Flohr-Zaitsev
Igor Zaitsev
Igor Arkadyevich Zaitsev is a Russian grandmaster of chess. He is of Armenian descent.-Early life and family:He was born in Ramenskoe, a town outside Moscow...
Variation made him a sought-after expert when Gary Kasparov used that opening at the second game at the World Chess Championship 1990
World Chess Championship 1990
The 1990 World Chess Championship was played between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov. It was the fifth and final Kasparov-Karpov championship match, Kasparov winning by a single point.-Interzonals:...
.
Schiller has organized some chess tournaments. He has often been a news reporter, reporting on Chess Olympiad
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...
s and World Chess Championship
World Chess Championship
The World Chess Championship is played to determine the World Champion in the board game chess. Men and women of any age are eligible to contest this title....
matches. Schiller was the arbiter for the Staunton Memorial tournament
Howard Staunton Memorial Tournament
The Howard Staunton Memorial Tournament is an annual chess tournament held in honour of the English chess player Howard Staunton .The first edition was played in 2003 in Simpson's-in-the-Strand, London, England to mark its 175th birthday; subsequent editions have also been held there...
in London
London
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in 2005, 2007 and 2008, and the 2006 Gibtelecom
Gibtelecom
Gibtelecom is the largest telecommunications provider in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. Its headquarters are located on John Mackintosh Square.-History:...
International Chess Festival in Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Gibraltar is a British overseas territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean. A peninsula with an area of , it has a northern border with Andalusia, Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is the major landmark of the region...
.
Chess author
Schiller has written over 100 chess books, more than any other author of the genre in the 20th century except Fred ReinfeldFred Reinfeld
Fred Reinfeld was an American chess master and a prolific writer on chess and many other subjects, whose books are still read today.-Biography:...
and Raymond Keene
Raymond Keene
Raymond Dennis Keene OBE is an English chess Grandmaster, a FIDE International Arbiter, a chess organiser, and a journalist and author.p196 He won the British Chess Championship in 1971, and was the first player from England to earn a Grandmaster norm, in 1974. In 1976 he became the second...
. John L. Watson
John L. Watson
John Leonard Watson is a chess International Master and author.Watson was born in Milwaukee and grew up in Omaha, Nebraska. He was educated at Brownell-Talbot, Harvard, and the University of California at San Diego, where he took his degree in engineering...
, who has co-authored three books with Schiller, considers some of Schiller's output to be well suited to its amateur audience. Watson wrote of Complete Defense to King Pawn Openings and Complete Defense to Queen Pawn Openings that "these books are explicitly aimed at the developing student, not the advanced player, and I think they both do a particularly good job of gently guiding an inexperienced player through a new opening. ... While Schiller probably deserves some of the criticism he gets, a consequence of writing too many books too quickly, he should also get credit when he does a good job." International Master Jeremy Silman
Jeremy Silman
Jeremy Silman is an American International Master of chess. He has won the US Open, the American Open, and the National Open, and was the coach of the US junior national chess team...
wrote of Watson and Schiller's The Big Book of Busts, "I am forced to swallow my bigoted view of Schiller's work (or does this just validate my opinion of Watson?) and admit that this is a great book". Schiller's "World Champion Openings", which catalogs some of the opening moves of the great chess champions, was noted by designer George Lois
George Lois
George Lois is a controversial American art director, designer, and author. Lois is best known for over 92 covers he designed for Esquire Magazine...
as a non-fiction classic.
Notable poor reviews of selected books
Amongst Schiller's large output, some of his books have received poor reviews related to the level expertise that the author was expected to be writing for. Chess historianHistorian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
Edward Winter
Edward Winter (chess historian)
Edward Winter is an English journalist, archivist, historian, collector and author about the game of chess. He writes a regular column on that subject, Chess Notes, and is also a regular columnist for ChessBase.-Chess Notes:...
has criticized many of Schiller earlier books for large numbers of spelling, factual and typographical errors, and even claimed plagiarism. Schiller's Unorthodox Chess Openings received a noted two-word review from Tony Miles
Tony Miles
Anthony John Miles was an English chess Grandmaster.- Early achievements in chess :Miles was born in Edgbaston, a suburb of Birmingham...
in Kingpin
Kingpin (chess magazine)
Kingpin is a chess magazine published intermittently in the UK. Its editor is Jonathan Manley. Among contributors are GMs Stuart Conquest, James Plaskett, Nigel Davies, Jonathan Rowson, Aaron Summerscale, Glenn Flear, Chris Ward and Anthony Kosten.Kingpin was founded in 1985...
: "Utter crap." Carsten Hansen wrote of Schiller's book on the Frankenstein-Dracula Variation
Frankenstein-Dracula Variation
The Frankenstein–Dracula Variation is a chess opening, usually considered a branch of the Vienna Game, but can also be reached from the Bishop's Opening...
of the Vienna Game
Vienna Game
The Vienna Game is a chess opening that begins with the moves:White's second move is less common than 2.Nf3, and is also of more recent vintage; a book reviewer wrote in the New York Times in 1888 that "since Morphy only one new opening has been introduced, the 'Vienna.The original idea behind...
that it was the worst book that he had ever seen.
Career in linguistics
Schiller's PhD thesis was entitled "An autolexical account of subordinating serial verb phrase constructions". He is a published author in linguisticsLinguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
, specializing in Mon-Khmer languages
Mon-Khmer languages
The Mon–Khmer languages are a language family of Southeast Asia. Together with the Munda languages of India, they are one of the two traditional primary branches of the Austro-Asiatic family...
. Schiller is a co-founder of the Southeast Asian Linguistic Society and was an officer of the Chicago Linguistic Society
Chicago Linguistic Society
The Chicago Linguistic Society is one of the oldest student-run organization in the United States, based at the University of Chicago...
. He maintains a web page with a lengthy list of his linguistic publications at this URL.
Books by Schiller on linguistics include:
- Autolexical Theory: Ideas and Methods, Eric Schiller, Elisa Steinberg & Barbara Need (eds.), Mouton de Gruyter, 1995. ISBN 3-11-012626-5.
- The Best of CLS: A selection of out of print papers from 1968 to 1975, Eric Schiller, et al. (eds.), Chicago Linguistic SocietyChicago Linguistic SocietyThe Chicago Linguistic Society is one of the oldest student-run organization in the United States, based at the University of Chicago...
, 1988. ISBN 0-914203-29-0.
Personal life
Since 2008, Schiller has experienced some health setbacks including having his right hand and foot amputated due to complications from diabetes. Nonetheless, he remains active and ambulatory with the aid of a walker and continues to teach chess at several elementary schools in and near Mountain View, CaliforniaMountain View, California
-Downtown:Mountain View has a pedestrian-friendly downtown centered on Castro Street. The downtown area consists of the seven blocks of Castro Street from the Downtown Mountain View Station transit center in the north to the intersection with El Camino Real in the south...
in affiliation with Bay Area Chess, where he now lives. He offers chess tutoring over the Internet via videoconferencing
Videoconferencing
Videoconferencing is the conduct of a videoconference by a set of telecommunication technologies which allow two or more locations to interact via two-way video and audio transmissions simultaneously...
.
Books on chess
- 100 Awesome Chess Moves, Eric Schiller, Cardoza, 2001. ISBN 1-58042-021-4.
- 639 Essential Endgames, Eric Schiller, Cardoza, 1999. ISBN 1-58042-016-8.
- The Aggressive Nimzowitsch Sicilian, Eric Schiller, Chess Digest, 1994. ISBN 0-87568-245-6.
- The Alekhine for the Tournament Player, Lev Alburt & Eric Schiller, Batsford, 1985. ISBN 0-7134-1596-7.
- The Alekhine for the Tournament Player (2nd ed.), Lev AlburtLev AlburtLev Osipovich Alburt is a chess Grandmaster and a well-respected chess writer. He was three-time Ukrainian Champion, and after defecting to the United States in 1979, became three-time U.S. Champion.-Career:...
& Eric Schiller, Batsford, 1991. ISBN 0-7134-6951-X. - Attacking the Castled King, Eric Schiller, The Chess Player, 1986. .
- Batsford Chess Openings 2, Garry KasparovGarry KasparovGarry Kimovich Kasparov is a Russian chess grandmaster, a former World Chess Champion, writer, political activist, and one of the greatest chess players of all time....
and Raymond D. KeeneRaymond KeeneRaymond Dennis Keene OBE is an English chess Grandmaster, a FIDE International Arbiter, a chess organiser, and a journalist and author.p196 He won the British Chess Championship in 1971, and was the first player from England to earn a Grandmaster norm, in 1974. In 1976 he became the second...
, Henry Holt, 1989. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9. - The Big Book of Busts, John L. WatsonJohn L. WatsonJohn Leonard Watson is a chess International Master and author.Watson was born in Milwaukee and grew up in Omaha, Nebraska. He was educated at Brownell-Talbot, Harvard, and the University of California at San Diego, where he took his degree in engineering...
& Eric Schiller, Hypermodern Press, 1995. ISBN 1-886040-13-3. - The Big Book of Combinations, Eric Schiller, Hypermodern Press, 1995. ISBN 1-886040-14-1.
- Black to Play Classical Defenses and Win, Eric Schiller, Chess Digest, 1993. ISBN 0-87568-219-7.
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit, Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1985. ISBN 0-931462-52-5.
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Bogoljubow Variation, Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1995. ISBN 0-945470-46-0.
- Cambridge Springs Defense, Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1984. ISBN 0-931462-61-4.
- Cambridge Springs Defense: Expanded and Updated Edition, Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1994. ISBN 0-931462-32-0.
- Caro Kann: 4...Nd7, Leonid ShamkovichLeonid ShamkovichLeonid Aleksandrovich Shamkovich was a chess Grandmaster, and chess writer.He was born in a Jewish family in Rostov-on-Don in Russia...
& Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1987. ISBN 0-931462-26-6. - Catalan, Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1983. ISBN 0-931462-26-6.
- Catalan (Revised Edition), Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1988. ISBN 0-931462-75-4.
- Checkmate in One Move, Eric Schiller, Cardoza, 2005. ISBN 1-58042-171-7.
- The Chessplayer's Laboratory Volume 1, Eric Schiller, Hays, 1992. ISBN 0-486-20290-9.
- The Classical Caro-Kann Rejuvenated, Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1994. ISBN 0-945470-34-7.
- Complete Defense to King Pawn Openings, Eric Schiller, Cardoza, 2003. ISBN 1-58042-109-1.
- Complete Defense to Queen Pawn Openings, Eric Schiller, Cardoza, 1998. ISBN 0-940685-80-9.
- Development of a Chess Master, Eric Schiller, Cardoza, 2000. ISBN 1-58042-050-8.
- The Encyclopedia of Chess Wisdom, Eric Schiller, Cardoza, 1998. ISBN 0-940685-93-0.
- The Encyclopedia of Chess Wisdom, Eric Schiller, Cardoza, 2003. ISBN 1-58042-088-5.
- Fianchetto Against the West Indians, Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1988. ISBN 0-931462-79-7.
- First Chess Openings, Eric Schiller, Cardoza, 2005. ISBN 1-58042-152-0.
- Frankenstein-Dracula Variation, Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1999. ISBN 0-945470-75-4.
- French Winawer Poisoned Pawn, Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1988. ISBN 0-931462-74-6.
- Gambit Chess Openings, Eric Schiller, Cardoza, 2002. ISBN 1-58042-057-5.
- Gambit Opening Repertoire for Black, Eric Schiller, Cardoza, 1998. ISBN 0-940685-79-5.
- Gambit Opening Repertoire for White, Eric Schiller, Cardoza, 1998. ISBN 0-940685-78-7.
- Gruenfeld Defense: Russian Variations, Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1985. ISBN 0-931462-44-4.
- Gruenfeld Defense: Russian Variations (Revised Edition), Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1988. ISBN 0-931462-84-3.
- Handbook of Tricky Opening Strategies, John Watson & Eric Schiller, Hardinge-Simpole, 2004. ISBN 1-84382-149-4.
- How to Play Black against the Staunton Gambit, Eric Schiller & Billy Colias, Chess Digest, 1993. ISBN 0-87568-236-7.
- How to Play the Albin Countergambit, Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1991. ISBN 90-454-7019-5.
- How to Play the Belgrade Gambit, Eric Schiller, Chess Digest, 1997. ISBN 0-87568-294-4.
- How to Play the Chigorin Defense in the Queen's Gambit Declined, Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1991. ISBN 0-945470-11-8.
- How to Play the Dilworth Attack, Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1995. ISBN 0-945470-52-5.
- How to play the Fischer Attack in the Najdorf Sicilian, Ali Mortazavi & Eric Schiller, Chess Digest, 1995. ISBN 0-87568-254-5.
- How to Play the From Gambit, Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1992. ISBN 0-945470-14-2.
- How to Play the Goering Gambit, Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1995. ISBN 0-945470-63-0.
- How to Play the King's Indian Attack, Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1989. ISBN 0-931462-95-9.
- How to Play the Queen's Indian, Eric Schiller & Jonathan GoldmanJonathan GoldmanJonathan Goldman is an author, musician and teacher in the fields of Harmonics and Sound Healing. He is based in Boulder, CO. His career spans over 30 years...
, Chess Enterprises, 1995. ISBN 0-931462-77-0. - How to Play the Reti, Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1987. ISBN 0-931462-78-9.
- How to Play the Scotch Gambit, Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1992. ISBN 0-945470-24-X.
- How to Play the Torre Attack, Eric Schiller, Chess Digest, 1991. ISBN 0-87568-199-9.
- How to Play the Torre Attack (Revised), Eric Schiller, Chess Digest, 1995. ISBN 0-87568-199-9.
- How to Play the Winawer Countergambit, Eric Schiller, Chess Digest, 1995. ISBN 0-87568-272-3.
- How To Win With Hypermodern Chess Strategy, Raymond KeeneRaymond KeeneRaymond Dennis Keene OBE is an English chess Grandmaster, a FIDE International Arbiter, a chess organiser, and a journalist and author.p196 He won the British Chess Championship in 1971, and was the first player from England to earn a Grandmaster norm, in 1974. In 1976 he became the second...
& Eric Schiller, Hardinge-Simpole, 2003. ISBN 1-84382-105-2. - Hypermodern Opening Repertoire for White, Eric Schiller, Cardoza, 1999. ISBN 1-58042-015-X.
- Improve Your Endgame, Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1995. ISBN 0-945470-66-5.
- Janowski Indian, Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1988. ISBN 0-931462-97-5.
- Janowski Indian eBook, Eric Schiller, ChessCentral 2004.
- Joel Benjamin: Selected Games of the United States Champion, Bill Haines & Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1998. ISBN 0-945470-73-8.
- Kasparov's Opening Repertoire, Leonid Shamkovich & Eric Schiller, Batsford, 1995. ISBN 0-7134-5744-9.
- Killer Chess Tactics, Raymond Keene, Leonid ShamkovichLeonid ShamkovichLeonid Aleksandrovich Shamkovich was a chess Grandmaster, and chess writer.He was born in a Jewish family in Rostov-on-Don in Russia...
& Eric Schiller, Cardoza, 2003. ISBN 1-58042-111-3. - Learn from Bobby Fischer's Greatest Games, Eric Schiller, Cardoza, 2004. ISBN 1-58042-120-2.
- Learn from Garry Kasparov's Greatest Games, Eric Schiller, Cardoza, 2005. ISBN 1-58042-146-6.
- Modern Defense: Averbakh Lines, Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1991. ISBN 0-931462-81-9.
- Modern Stonewall Dutch, Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1989. ISBN 0-931462-96-7.
- New Ideas in the RAT, Eric Schiller & Bill Maddex, Chess Enterprises, 1989. ISBN 0-931462-83-5.
- The Official Rules of Chess, Eric Schiller & Richard Peterson, Cardoza, 2001. ISBN 1-58042-025-7.
- The Official Rules of Chess, Eric Schiller, Cardoza, 2003. ISBN 1-58042-092-3.
- Orthodox Variation Queen's Gambit Declined, Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1984. ISBN 0-931462-34-7.
- Panov Attack: Volume 1, Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1994. ISBN 0-945470-43-6.
- Panov Attack: Volume 2, Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1995. ISBN 0-945470-47-9.
- Panov Attack: Volume 3 (Fianchetto Var.), Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1998.
- Play the Tarrasch, Leonid Shamkovich & Eric Schiller, Pergamon, 1984. ISBN 0-08-029747-1
- Queens Gambit Accepted Smyslov Variation, Ishi PressIshi PressIshi Press was the world's leading supplier of go books and equipment in the 1990s, and published Go World magazine.Ishi Press was founded in Japan in 1968 by Richard Bozulich. In 1986, it expanded to an office in Mountain View, California under James Connelley...
ISBN 4-87187-888-0 - The Pterodactyl Defense, Eric Schiller, Chess Central 2004 forthcoming (?).
- The Rubinstein Attack, Eric Schiller, Universal, 2005. ISBN 1-58112-454-6.
- Saving Lost Positions, Leonid Shamkovich & Eric Schiller, Batsford, 1987. ISBN 0-02-053770-0.
- Saving Lost Positions revised 2011, Leonid Shamkovich & Eric Schiller, Ishi Press. ISBN 4-87187-441-9.
- The Schliemann Defense Volume 1: Tartakower Variation, Leonid Shamkovich & Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1993. ISBN 0-945470-32-0.
- The Schliemann Defense Volume 2: Classical Variations, Leonid Shamkovich & Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1996. ISBN 0-945470-60-6.
- Secrets of the King's Indian Defense, Eduard Gufeld & Eric Schiller, Cardoza, 1999. ISBN 1-58042-017-6.
- Secrets of the Sicilian Dragon, Eduard GufeldEduard GufeldEduard Yefimovich Gufeld was a Soviet International Grandmaster of chess, and a chess author.By the late 1950s he established himself as one of the strongest players in the world...
& Eric Schiller, Cardoza, 1998. ISBN 0-940685-92-2. - Sicilian Classical Richter Rauzer, Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1987. ISBN 0-931462-72-X.
- Sicilian Defence: Yugoslav Attack with 9 Bc4, Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1987. ISBN 0-931462-68-1.
- The Sicilian Dragon: Yugoslav Attack II, Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1989. ISBN 0-931462-88-6.
- Sicilian Modern Richter Rauzer Systems, Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1986. ISBN 0-931462-51-7.
- Sicilian Richter Rauzer: Systems with 7...a6, Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1987. ISBN 0-931462-66-5.
- Spanish Gambits, Leonid Shamkovich, Batsford, 1987. ISBN 0-02-029020-9.
- Spanish Gambits updated in 2011, Eric Schiller and Leonid ShamkovichLeonid ShamkovichLeonid Aleksandrovich Shamkovich was a chess Grandmaster, and chess writer.He was born in a Jewish family in Rostov-on-Don in Russia...
, ISBN 4-87187-440-0 - Spanish Inquisition I: Zaitsev Variation, Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1989. ISBN 0-931462-89-4.
- Spanish:Schliemann (Jaenisch), Leonid Shamkovich & Eric Schiller, Batsford. 1983. ISBN 0-7134-4248-4.
- Standard Chess Openings, Eric Schiller, Cardoza, 1997. ISBN 0-940685-72-8.
- Standard Chess Openings, Eric Schiller, Cardoza 2002. ISBN 1-58042-048-6.
- Strategy for Advanced Players, Eric Schiller, Chess Digest, 1992. ISBN 0-87568-202-2.
- Strategy for Advanced Players, Eric Schiller, Ishi Press, 2011. ISBN 4-87187-442-7.
- Survive and Beat Annoying Chess Openings Vol. 1 (Open Games), Eric Schiller & John Watson, Cardoza, 2003. ISBN 1-58042-073-7.
- Tarrasch French: Guimard Variation, Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1990. ISBN 0-945470-02-9.
- The Ultimate Tarrasch, Eric Schiller, Chess Central, 2001. ISBN 1-886846-42-1.
- Unorthodox Chess Openings, Eric Schiller, Cardoza, 1997. ISBN 0-940685-73-6.
- Unorthodox Chess Openings, Eric Schiller, Cardoza, 2002. ISBN 1-58042-072-9.
- Unorthodox Openings, Joel BenjaminJoel BenjaminJoel Benjamin is an American chess Grandmaster. In 1998, he was voted "Grandmaster of the Year" by the U.S. Chess Federation. , his Elo rating was 2576, making him the No. 12 player in the U.S. and the 214th-highest rated player in the world.-Life and career:Benjamin is a native of Brooklyn, New...
& Eric Schiller, Batsford, 1987. ISBN 0-02-016590-0. - U.S.S.R. versus Rest of World, Eric Schiller, The Chess Player, 1984. ISBN 0-906042-58-5.
- Von Hennig-Schara Gambit, Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1992. ISBN 0-945470-20-7.
- White to Play 1.e4 and Win, Eric Schiller, Chess Digest, 1992. ISBN 0-87568-206-5.
- Whiz Kids Teach Chess, Eric Schiller, Cardoza, 1998. ISBN 1-58042-007-9.
- Who's Afraid of the King's Gambit, Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1989. ISBN 0-931462-90-8.
- Who's Afraid of the King's Gambit (2nd Edition), Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1998. ISBN 0-945470-68-1.
- Wie spielt man Damenindisch, Eric Schiller & Walter Rau, Verlag 1987. ISBN 3-7919-0268-7.
- Wie spielt man die Reti-Eröffnung, Eric Schiller & Walter Rau, Verlag, 1988. ISBN 3-7919-0279-2.
- Wie spielt man Katalanisch, Eric Schiller & Walter Rau, 1986. ISBN 3-7919-0249-0.
- Win with the Djin!, Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises, 1994. ISBN 0-945470-40-1.
- Win with the Djin, Eric Schiller, Hardinge-Simpole, 2005. ISBN 1-84382-172-9.
- Winning with the Hypermodern, Raymond D. Keene & Eric Schiller, Batsford, 1994. ISBN 0-7134-6874-2.
- World Champion Combinations, Raymond D. Keene & Eric Schiller, Cardoza 1998. ISBN 0-940685-77-9.
- World Champion Openings, Eric Schiller, Cardoza, 1996. ISBN 0-940685-69-8.
- World Champion Openings, Eric Schiller, Cardoza, 2002. ISBN 1-58042-046-X.
- World Champion Tactics, Leonid Shamkovich & Eric Schiller, Cardoza, 1998. ISBN 1-58042-005-2
External links
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- Chess City - another teaching website operated by Schiller
- Cardoza books profile
- Chess.com coach entry
- BayAreaChess.com profile
- 365Chess.com entry
- USCF Rating and Tournament Directing Record of Eric Schiller