Stewart Reuben
Encyclopedia
Stewart Reuben is a British
chess player
, organiser and arbiter. He has officiated at and/or organised a number of high-level chess events held in Britain and elsewhere, including the world chess championship, and was chief organiser of British Chess Championship
Congresses for a number of years. He is the author
of several books on chess including Chess Openings - Your Choice! and The Chess Organiser's Handbook. He was the chairman of the British Chess Federation from 1996 to 1999, and is currently Marketing Director of the English Chess Federation
. As of 2006, he is chairman of the FIDE Organisers' Committee and a member of other FIDE committees. He holds the FIDE International Arbiter
and International Organizer titles, and is also a FIDE candidate master as a player. During the World Chess Championship Match between Kasparov and Short in 1993, he provided some of the live commentary for the audience at the Savoy theatre.
Stewart is also the author of several books on poker. These include How Good is your Pot-Limit Omaha, How Good is your Pot-Limit Hold'Em?, Poker 24/7: 35 years as a Poker Pro, and Starting Out in Poker. He also co-authored Pot-Limit and No-limit Poker with Bob Ciaffone
.
United Kingdom
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chess player
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...
, organiser and arbiter. He has officiated at and/or organised a number of high-level chess events held in Britain and elsewhere, including the world chess championship, and was chief organiser of British Chess Championship
British Chess Championship
The British Chess Championship is organised by the English Chess Federation. There are separate championships for men and women. Since 1923 there have been sections for juniors, and since 1982 there has been an over-sixty championship. The championship venue usually changes every year and has been...
Congresses for a number of years. He is the author
Author
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of several books on chess including Chess Openings - Your Choice! and The Chess Organiser's Handbook. He was the chairman of the British Chess Federation from 1996 to 1999, and is currently Marketing Director of the English Chess Federation
English Chess Federation
The English Chess Federation is the governing chess organisation in England and is affiliated to FIDE. The ECF was formed in 2004 and was effectively a re-constitution of the extant governing body, the British Chess Federation , an organisation founded in 1904...
. As of 2006, he is chairman of the FIDE Organisers' Committee and a member of other FIDE committees. He holds the FIDE 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 Organizer titles, and is also a FIDE candidate master as a player. During the World Chess Championship Match between Kasparov and Short in 1993, he provided some of the live commentary for the audience at the Savoy theatre.
Stewart is also the author of several books on poker. These include How Good is your Pot-Limit Omaha, How Good is your Pot-Limit Hold'Em?, Poker 24/7: 35 years as a Poker Pro, and Starting Out in Poker. He also co-authored Pot-Limit and No-limit Poker with Bob Ciaffone
Bob Ciaffone
Bob Ciaffone is the author of Robert's Rules of Poker, and an American poker player, based in Saginaw, Michigan....
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Notable games
- Stewart Reuben vs Robert James Fischer, New York blitz 1963, English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense (A16), 1/2-1/2
- Stewart Reuben vs David Bronstein, London Menchik-mem 1994, English Opening: Agincourt Defense (A13), 1/2-1/2
Books
- London 1980: Phillips and Drew Kings Chess Tournament (1980) ISBN 4-87187-859-7 (with William HartstonWilliam HartstonWilliam Roland Hartston is an English chess player who played competitively from 1962 to 1987 with a highest Elo rating of 2515...
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