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FIDE Book of the Year 2018 shortlist
November 16, 2019
After great deliberation and an anonymous vote, the panel of judges narrowed down a longlist and announced a shortlist for the FIDE Book of the Year 2018 award. Three books are running for the prestigious award (in random order):
The Complete Manual of Positional Chess (by Konstantin Sakaev and Konstantin Landa)
This book co-authored by two Grandmasters focuses on numerous positional concepts such as quick development, fighting for the center, material balance, etc.
Paperback, 368 pages
New in Chess, 2017
_________
Together with the Candidates: Budapest 1950 to Berlin 2018 (by Alexey Kuzmin)
The book presents the history of Candidates tournaments and matches and offers many tests position taken from these competitions.
Thinkers Publishing, 2019
Paperback, 280 pages
_________
Applying Logic in Chess (by Erik Kislik)
In his work Erik Kislik proves that many important topics such as pawn-structure, material imbalance, compensation, etc., can be tackled applying logic.
Gambit Publications, 2019
Paperback, 320 pages
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Unlike other awards by FIDE Trainers’ Commission, the Averbakh/Boleslavsky Award for Book of the Year is judged separately. The panel includes three judges: Nigel Short, Artur Jussupow, and the World's oldest living grandmaster, Yuri Averbakh.
"We congratulate the finalists! The competition level was very high, all nine books have their merits", Artur Jussupow said.
The judges hope to complete their work by the end of November and announce the winner.
https://www.fide.com/news/208
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The book of the year for earlier years has not been publicized. I found the winner for 2017:
Chess Middlegame Strategies
Volume 1
Ivan Sokolov
Thinkers Publishing, 2017
Paperback, 228 pages
About the Author
Ivan Sokolov was born in Bosnia 1968. He is one of the most flamboyant attacking players of his time, reaching over a period of 13 years, the top 12 spot of the FIDE, the official ranking of the International Chess Organization. He notably has beaten world champions like Kasparov, Kramnik, Anand and Topalov. He is also a successful commentator and writer with bestsellers as "Ivan's Chess Journey", “Winning Chess Middlegames”, “The Ruy Lopez Revisited”, “The Strategic Nimzo-Indian” and “Sacrifice and Initiative”. Now he coaches the most promising Dutch & Belgium youth players and being employed to develop the publishing program of Thinkers Publishing.
Review
This book is incredibly good, I found myself engrossed in the instructive material and learned a great deal from the well-chosen and well-presented examples. FM Carsten Hansen, American Chess Magazine 09/2017 – 5 stars rated.
For any player looking for inspiration and guidance about the more complicated side of the middlegame strategy, this book is a must. Really impressed! GM Matthew Sadler, New In Chess Magazine 05/2017 – 5 stars rated.
__________
Earlier, I have posted the ECF Chess Book of the Year – Short List
The winner was:
Game Changer by Matthew Sadler and Natasha Regan
https://forum.chesstalk.com/forum/ch...%96-short-list
November 16, 2019
After great deliberation and an anonymous vote, the panel of judges narrowed down a longlist and announced a shortlist for the FIDE Book of the Year 2018 award. Three books are running for the prestigious award (in random order):
The Complete Manual of Positional Chess (by Konstantin Sakaev and Konstantin Landa)
This book co-authored by two Grandmasters focuses on numerous positional concepts such as quick development, fighting for the center, material balance, etc.
Paperback, 368 pages
New in Chess, 2017
_________
Together with the Candidates: Budapest 1950 to Berlin 2018 (by Alexey Kuzmin)
The book presents the history of Candidates tournaments and matches and offers many tests position taken from these competitions.
Thinkers Publishing, 2019
Paperback, 280 pages
_________
Applying Logic in Chess (by Erik Kislik)
In his work Erik Kislik proves that many important topics such as pawn-structure, material imbalance, compensation, etc., can be tackled applying logic.
Gambit Publications, 2019
Paperback, 320 pages
_________
Unlike other awards by FIDE Trainers’ Commission, the Averbakh/Boleslavsky Award for Book of the Year is judged separately. The panel includes three judges: Nigel Short, Artur Jussupow, and the World's oldest living grandmaster, Yuri Averbakh.
"We congratulate the finalists! The competition level was very high, all nine books have their merits", Artur Jussupow said.
The judges hope to complete their work by the end of November and announce the winner.
https://www.fide.com/news/208
_________
The book of the year for earlier years has not been publicized. I found the winner for 2017:
Chess Middlegame Strategies
Volume 1
Ivan Sokolov
Thinkers Publishing, 2017
Paperback, 228 pages
About the Author
Ivan Sokolov was born in Bosnia 1968. He is one of the most flamboyant attacking players of his time, reaching over a period of 13 years, the top 12 spot of the FIDE, the official ranking of the International Chess Organization. He notably has beaten world champions like Kasparov, Kramnik, Anand and Topalov. He is also a successful commentator and writer with bestsellers as "Ivan's Chess Journey", “Winning Chess Middlegames”, “The Ruy Lopez Revisited”, “The Strategic Nimzo-Indian” and “Sacrifice and Initiative”. Now he coaches the most promising Dutch & Belgium youth players and being employed to develop the publishing program of Thinkers Publishing.
Review
This book is incredibly good, I found myself engrossed in the instructive material and learned a great deal from the well-chosen and well-presented examples. FM Carsten Hansen, American Chess Magazine 09/2017 – 5 stars rated.
For any player looking for inspiration and guidance about the more complicated side of the middlegame strategy, this book is a must. Really impressed! GM Matthew Sadler, New In Chess Magazine 05/2017 – 5 stars rated.
__________
Earlier, I have posted the ECF Chess Book of the Year – Short List
The winner was:
Game Changer by Matthew Sadler and Natasha Regan
https://forum.chesstalk.com/forum/ch...%96-short-list
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