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Eric Schiller
Moss Beach, CA, United States 
Member Since: Jul 14, 2007
Last Login: May 11, 2008
Profile Views: 1413
Points: 63
Homepage: www.ericschiller.com
Occupation: Chess
USCF Rating: 2200
FIDE Rating: 2174
About Me:
I hold a Ph.D. in Linguistics (U. of Chicago) and teach chess and English writing in the SF Bay Area. I have also worked in software development. I'm politically very active. I have a full website at www.ericschiller.com, which includes samples of many of my more than 100 books, mostly of chess but a few on linguistics.
I have recently been producing ebooks and chess videos, which will be available from www.chesscountry.com.
I blog about chess at www.chessgames.com and about politics at www.dailykos.com (as
MakeChessNotWar)
My Chess Style / Favorite Openings:
USCF Life Master
FIDE Master
FIDE International Arbiter and World Championship 2000 Arbiter, Gibraltar Chess Festival and Staunton Memorial Arbiter
FIDE International Organizer, Hawaii Internationals, 1983 World Youth Teams, 1998 US Open and many others
Coach of US Delegation at World Youth Championships 1996, 1998
Experienced second and trainer of many young stars
Chess Instructor, Success Chess Program in Northern California Schools
GATE Chess instructor, CUSD
My style is generally a slow buildup to an explosive finish
Games available online at www.chessgames.com and www.ericschiller.com