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'''Eric Schiller''', (March 20, 1955 – November 3, 2018)<br/>
was an American linguist, [[FIDE]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIDE_titles#FIDE_Master_.28FM.29 master of chess], chess trainer, chess journalist and writer. He was author and co-author of over 100 chess books and opening monographs <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Schiller#Chess_author Eric Schiller | Chess author from Wikipedia]</ref>.
Eric Schiller received a Ph.D. in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistics linguistics] at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Chicago University of Chicago] in 1991 <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/eric.schiller2 Eric Schiller | Facebook]</ref>.
He died on November 3, 2018 of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiovascular_disease cardiovascular disease] <ref>[https://new.uschess.org/news/eric-schiller-author-fide-master-dies-63-will-remembered-love-chess/ Eric Schiller Dies at 63: "Will be Remembered for His Love of Chess" - US Chess]</ref>.
=Arbiter=
Eric Schiller was chess tournament director and organizer, and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Arbiter international arbiter], most notably for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_World_Chess_Championship_2000 Braingames World Chess Championship 2000] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London London] between [[Garry Kasparov]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Kramnik Vladimir Kramnik].
Along with [[Enrique Irazoqui]], Eric Schiller was designated arbiter of the [[Kramnik versus Deep Fritz 2002]] match
<ref>[http://archive.is/92fx The Week in Chess 7th May 2001 by Mark Crowther (archived) 4.) Brain Games Network announce million dollar computer contract]</ref>.
When the ''Einstein Group PLC'' took over the rights for the Man vs Machine event in Bahrain from ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Keene#Brain_Games Brain Games]''
<ref>[http://en.chessbase.com/post/einstein-takes-over-brain-games-and-kramnik Einstein takes over Brain Games and Kramnik], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], January 25, 2002</ref>,
Schiller was vetoed by [[ChessBase]], and revealed some internals on the ''Cadaques Qualifier'' between [[Fritz]] and [[Junior]]
<ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=258559 Eric Schiller about the Cadaques Qualifier] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]], [[CCC]], October 11, 2002</ref>.
=Chess Software=
Eric Schiller was involved in developing chess teaching software and tutorials, and contributed to [[Kasparov's Gambit]] <ref>[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/RSNVCLB5AhA/c52bvn5m8OQJ Re: Opinions on Kasparovs Gambit program?] by [[Eric Schiller]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], October 01, 1996</ref>,
[[Chessmaster|Chessmaster 5000]] <ref>[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/LRWnDQaBI5E/aid2JFkXlcUJ Re: CM5000 is it out yet?] by [[Eric Schiller]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], March 27, 1995</ref>,
and authored the chess teaching software ''Dr. Schiller's Chess Game & How to Play Chess'' <ref>[http://www.planetcdrom.com/discount-software/Dr-Schillers-How-to-Play-Chess/ Zane: Dr. Schiller's Chess Game & How to Play Chess]</ref>
<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Dr-Schillers-Chess-Jewel-Case/dp/B00005B2PO Amazon.com: Dr. Schiller's Chess (Jewel Case): Software]</ref>,
which incorporates [[Jeff Mallett|Jeff Mallett's]] chess engine [[Innovation]] <ref>[http://www.zillions-of-games.com/whoarewe.html Zillions of Games - Who Are We?]</ref>.
=Selected Chess Books=
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Schiller#Books_on_chess Eric Schiller from Wikipedia - Books on chess]</ref> <ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Eric-Schiller/e/B000APJLLY%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Eric Schiller from Amazon]</ref>
* [[Eric Schiller]] ('''1986'''). ''[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0931462525/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i6 Blackmar Diemer Gambit]''. Chess Enterprises
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_L._Watson John Watson], [[Eric Schiller]] ('''1995'''). ''[https://www.amazon.com/Big-Book-Busts-Competitive-Chess/dp/1886040133 The Big Book of Busts]''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Eade Hypermodern Press]
* <span id="BigBookofCombinations"></span>[[Eric Schiller]] ('''1995'''). ''[https://www.amazon.com/Big-Book-Combinations-Competitive-Chess/dp/1886040141 Big Book of Combinations]''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Eade Hypermodern Press] <ref>[http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/copying.html Copying] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Winter_(chess_historian) Edward Winter]</ref>
* [[Eric Schiller]] ('''1998'''). ''[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0940685736/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 Unorthodox Chess Openings]''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avery_Cardoza Cardoza]
* [[Eric Schiller]] ('''2005'''). ''[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1580421520/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i3 First Chess Openings]''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avery_Cardoza Cardoza]
* [[Eric Schiller]] ('''2012'''). ''[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006TTIOOU/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i9 Official Rules of Chess]''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avery_Cardoza Cardoza]
=Forum Posts=
==1990 ...==
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/rZG79HuSvXM/YMQMadoKcuAJ Schiller reviews "Chessbase"] by [[Eric Schiller]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], May 04, 1991 » [[ChessBase (Database)]]
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/T1dbBDHm9CM/ft80Ru0dDDAJ chess software reviews] by [[Eric Schiller]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], September 13, 1991
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/ksnRi_rdiPE/tuad4Cu6aXIJ More Chess Software Reviews] by [[Eric Schiller]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], September 13, 1991
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/6v29esLp5do/3lSnz7AM35AJ even more chess software reviews] by [[Eric Schiller]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], September 13, 1991 » [[Bookup]], [[Zarkov]]
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/jRbxt1yXmfo/HOA-wJRkWi8J ACM Games] by [[Eric Schiller]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], July 01, 1994 » [[ACM 1994]]
==1995 ...==
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/LRWnDQaBI5E/aid2JFkXlcUJ Re: CM5000 is it out yet?] by [[Eric Schiller]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], March 27, 1995 » [[Chessmaster|Chessmaster 5000]]
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/RSNVCLB5AhA/c52bvn5m8OQJ Re: Opinions on Kasparovs Gambit program?] by [[Eric Schiller]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], October 01, 1996 » [[Kasparov's Gambit]]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.chess.computer/browse_frm/thread/1ebbee2bcc0ae853 Hiarcs Mac: First Impressions] by [[Eric Schiller]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], January 27, 1996 » [[HIARCS]]
==2000 ...==
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=121217 Alternative to winboard] by [[Eric Schiller]], [[CCC]], July 22, 2000 » [[WinBoard]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=258559 Eric Schiller about the Cadaques Qualifier] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]], [[CCC]], October 11, 2002
=External Links=
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Schiller Eric Schiller from Wikipedia]
* [https://www.facebook.com/eric.schiller2 Eric Schiller | Facebook]
* [https://new.uschess.org/news/eric-schiller-author-fide-master-dies-63-will-remembered-love-chess/ Eric Schiller Dies at 63: "Will be Remembered for His Love of Chess" - US Chess]
* [http://www.chessgames.com/player/eric_schiller.html The chess games of Eric Schiller] from [http://www.chessgames.com/index.html chessgames.com]
* [https://www.amazon.com/Eric-Schiller/e/B000APJLLY%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Eric Schiller from Amazon]
* [http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/schiller.html A Sorry Case] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Winter_(chess_historian) Edward Winter] (1999)
=References=
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[[FILE:ericschiller.jpg|border|right|thumb|link=http://www.chessgames.com/player/eric_schiller.html| Eric Schiller <ref>Image cropped from [http://www.chessgames.com/player/eric_schiller.html The chess games of Eric Schiller], [http://www.chessgames.com/index.html chessgames.com]</ref> ]]
'''Eric Schiller''', (March 20, 1955 – November 3, 2018)<br/>
was an American linguist, [[FIDE]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIDE_titles#FIDE_Master_.28FM.29 master of chess], chess trainer, chess journalist and writer. He was author and co-author of over 100 chess books and opening monographs <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Schiller#Chess_author Eric Schiller | Chess author from Wikipedia]</ref>.
Eric Schiller received a Ph.D. in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistics linguistics] at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Chicago University of Chicago] in 1991 <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/eric.schiller2 Eric Schiller | Facebook]</ref>.
He died on November 3, 2018 of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiovascular_disease cardiovascular disease] <ref>[https://new.uschess.org/news/eric-schiller-author-fide-master-dies-63-will-remembered-love-chess/ Eric Schiller Dies at 63: "Will be Remembered for His Love of Chess" - US Chess]</ref>.
=Arbiter=
Eric Schiller was chess tournament director and organizer, and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Arbiter international arbiter], most notably for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_World_Chess_Championship_2000 Braingames World Chess Championship 2000] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London London] between [[Garry Kasparov]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Kramnik Vladimir Kramnik].
Along with [[Enrique Irazoqui]], Eric Schiller was designated arbiter of the [[Kramnik versus Deep Fritz 2002]] match
<ref>[http://archive.is/92fx The Week in Chess 7th May 2001 by Mark Crowther (archived) 4.) Brain Games Network announce million dollar computer contract]</ref>.
When the ''Einstein Group PLC'' took over the rights for the Man vs Machine event in Bahrain from ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Keene#Brain_Games Brain Games]''
<ref>[http://en.chessbase.com/post/einstein-takes-over-brain-games-and-kramnik Einstein takes over Brain Games and Kramnik], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], January 25, 2002</ref>,
Schiller was vetoed by [[ChessBase]], and revealed some internals on the ''Cadaques Qualifier'' between [[Fritz]] and [[Junior]]
<ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=258559 Eric Schiller about the Cadaques Qualifier] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]], [[CCC]], October 11, 2002</ref>.
=Chess Software=
Eric Schiller was involved in developing chess teaching software and tutorials, and contributed to [[Kasparov's Gambit]] <ref>[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/RSNVCLB5AhA/c52bvn5m8OQJ Re: Opinions on Kasparovs Gambit program?] by [[Eric Schiller]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], October 01, 1996</ref>,
[[Chessmaster|Chessmaster 5000]] <ref>[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/LRWnDQaBI5E/aid2JFkXlcUJ Re: CM5000 is it out yet?] by [[Eric Schiller]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], March 27, 1995</ref>,
and authored the chess teaching software ''Dr. Schiller's Chess Game & How to Play Chess'' <ref>[http://www.planetcdrom.com/discount-software/Dr-Schillers-How-to-Play-Chess/ Zane: Dr. Schiller's Chess Game & How to Play Chess]</ref>
<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Dr-Schillers-Chess-Jewel-Case/dp/B00005B2PO Amazon.com: Dr. Schiller's Chess (Jewel Case): Software]</ref>,
which incorporates [[Jeff Mallett|Jeff Mallett's]] chess engine [[Innovation]] <ref>[http://www.zillions-of-games.com/whoarewe.html Zillions of Games - Who Are We?]</ref>.
=Selected Chess Books=
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Schiller#Books_on_chess Eric Schiller from Wikipedia - Books on chess]</ref> <ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Eric-Schiller/e/B000APJLLY%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Eric Schiller from Amazon]</ref>
* [[Eric Schiller]] ('''1986'''). ''[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0931462525/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i6 Blackmar Diemer Gambit]''. Chess Enterprises
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_L._Watson John Watson], [[Eric Schiller]] ('''1995'''). ''[https://www.amazon.com/Big-Book-Busts-Competitive-Chess/dp/1886040133 The Big Book of Busts]''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Eade Hypermodern Press]
* <span id="BigBookofCombinations"></span>[[Eric Schiller]] ('''1995'''). ''[https://www.amazon.com/Big-Book-Combinations-Competitive-Chess/dp/1886040141 Big Book of Combinations]''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Eade Hypermodern Press] <ref>[http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/copying.html Copying] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Winter_(chess_historian) Edward Winter]</ref>
* [[Eric Schiller]] ('''1998'''). ''[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0940685736/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 Unorthodox Chess Openings]''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avery_Cardoza Cardoza]
* [[Eric Schiller]] ('''2005'''). ''[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1580421520/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i3 First Chess Openings]''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avery_Cardoza Cardoza]
* [[Eric Schiller]] ('''2012'''). ''[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006TTIOOU/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i9 Official Rules of Chess]''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avery_Cardoza Cardoza]
=Forum Posts=
==1990 ...==
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/rZG79HuSvXM/YMQMadoKcuAJ Schiller reviews "Chessbase"] by [[Eric Schiller]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], May 04, 1991 » [[ChessBase (Database)]]
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/T1dbBDHm9CM/ft80Ru0dDDAJ chess software reviews] by [[Eric Schiller]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], September 13, 1991
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/ksnRi_rdiPE/tuad4Cu6aXIJ More Chess Software Reviews] by [[Eric Schiller]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], September 13, 1991
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/6v29esLp5do/3lSnz7AM35AJ even more chess software reviews] by [[Eric Schiller]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], September 13, 1991 » [[Bookup]], [[Zarkov]]
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/jRbxt1yXmfo/HOA-wJRkWi8J ACM Games] by [[Eric Schiller]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], July 01, 1994 » [[ACM 1994]]
==1995 ...==
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/LRWnDQaBI5E/aid2JFkXlcUJ Re: CM5000 is it out yet?] by [[Eric Schiller]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], March 27, 1995 » [[Chessmaster|Chessmaster 5000]]
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/RSNVCLB5AhA/c52bvn5m8OQJ Re: Opinions on Kasparovs Gambit program?] by [[Eric Schiller]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], October 01, 1996 » [[Kasparov's Gambit]]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.chess.computer/browse_frm/thread/1ebbee2bcc0ae853 Hiarcs Mac: First Impressions] by [[Eric Schiller]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], January 27, 1996 » [[HIARCS]]
==2000 ...==
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=121217 Alternative to winboard] by [[Eric Schiller]], [[CCC]], July 22, 2000 » [[WinBoard]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=258559 Eric Schiller about the Cadaques Qualifier] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]], [[CCC]], October 11, 2002
=External Links=
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Schiller Eric Schiller from Wikipedia]
* [https://www.facebook.com/eric.schiller2 Eric Schiller | Facebook]
* [https://new.uschess.org/news/eric-schiller-author-fide-master-dies-63-will-remembered-love-chess/ Eric Schiller Dies at 63: "Will be Remembered for His Love of Chess" - US Chess]
* [http://www.chessgames.com/player/eric_schiller.html The chess games of Eric Schiller] from [http://www.chessgames.com/index.html chessgames.com]
* [https://www.amazon.com/Eric-Schiller/e/B000APJLLY%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Eric Schiller from Amazon]
* [http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/schiller.html A Sorry Case] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Winter_(chess_historian) Edward Winter] (1999)
=References=
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