Bob Wade OBE arrived in the England from New Zealand and became an International Master in 1950. He represented England several times in Chess Olympiads and in 1952 and 1970 he was British Champion. He has inflicted defeats upon some of the great names of chess including Korchnoi, Portisch, Uhlmann, Penrose and Speelman. He also helped Bobby Fischer prepare for his 1972 World Championship match with Boris Spassky by producing a file of Spassky's games.
Wade is a respected author with books on World Championship matches, Soviet chess and several openings to his name. As a chess coach he attempted to introduce Soviet training methods into the UK chess scene. He was awarded an OBE for services to chess in 1979. Still an active player in his 80's, Bob Wade remains able to play at a high level, as shown by his draw against Grandmaster Murray Chandler in the 2006 Queenstown Chess International.
This book contains 27 of Wade's best games, with his own annotations, a "Find the Winning Move" section with positions taken from his games and 213 further games, without notes, from his illustrious career. Pub. 2006, softback, 341 pages.
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What makes a graduate of three law schools and federal patent attourney become involved in bootlegging, drug dealing, blackmail, car theft and much more? John Hilbert has had access to crates of documents relating to Whitaker's life and has produced this deeply researched account of a man who was one of the strongest US chess players during the 1920s but whose misdemeanours lead to spells in prisons across the country, including Alcatraz. The book includes a detailed biography, photographs and 570 of Whitaker's games. A gripping account of an incredible life. pub. 2000, hardback, 485 pages.
Includes a brief biography, tournament record and 124 of Winawer's games with annotations taken from contemporary newspaper and magazine sources. Winawer was the strongest Polish born player before Rubinstein and had some impressive tournament results in spite of not being a professional player. Pub. 2000 softback, stapled, 76 pages.
Brief biography and 30 annotated games from the 1992 U.S. Champion GM Patrick Wolff. pub. 1993, softback, 62 pages.
A reprint of the original 1934 edition celebrating the talents of the Yorkshire born player who, in contrast to his contemporaries in Britain, took the decision to become a chess professional and endure the hardship which that entailed at the time. Yates was capable of competing with the best defeating Alekhine, Reti, Tartakower and other leading masters on numerous occasions whilst remaining slightly below their level. He was British Champion six times. The games in this book show Yates battling against almost all the leading players of his era from 1910 to 1932 and are accompanied by his own annotations. Yates died, aged 48, following a gas leak at his lodgings in 1932. There is an introduction and biography by William Winter and appreciations by WH Watts, Emanuel Lasker, Frank Marshall, Sir George Thomas and EG Twitchett. In English descriptive notation (1.P-K4, etc) Pub. 2004, hardback, english notation, 181 pages.
