Jeremy Silman has passed away, aged 69.
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Sep 23, 2023
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#21
RIP.
RIP Legend an absolute master of the game sad and a great member of the community.
Sep 23, 2023
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#23
His books have accompanied me all my chess life. Thanks Jerry
And now I ask myself, why do the "good ones" have to leave us so early?
Has anyone seen a report of his death, or an obituary, from a news source? It's been two days and I've only found a sentence on Wikipedia which points to an unsourced sentence at the top of Edward Winters' page on Jeremy Silman.
CaseyReese wrote:
Has anyone seen a report of his death, or an obituary, from a news source? It's been two days and I've only found a sentence on Wikipedia which points to an unsourced sentence at the top of Edward Winters' page on Jeremy Silman.
https://twitter.com/USChess/status/1705066466914050491#:~:text=%40USChess-,US%20Chess%20has%20learned%20that%20IM%20Jeremy%20Silman%20died%20earlier,wife%2C%20family%2C%20and%20friends.
I just bought his book 
R.I.P TO A LEGEND! We will miss him dearly, we all thank JS for all that he gave to us in the chess world, his memory will live on!
Omo14y wrote:
I just bought his book
which one? RIP JS!
Pat Tillman
darlihysa wrote:
Life is like chess!! He will start another game!!
100% facts bro, although he is gone, his memory lives on and his spirit is somewhere else, he is young and free again! RIP JS! YOU ARE A LEGEND
Sep 25, 2023
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#33
Peace and love to the Silman family. His legacy with go on through all the books he's published. How to Reassess Your Chess has certainly helped me.
Sep 25, 2023
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#34
The best Chess writer I have read. The best I will ever read. Treats Chess as a journey, not a destination. Tackles the journey with humour and humility. Very very good at explaining endgames. I’m grateful.
llama_l wrote:
Carborundissimo wrote:
The best Chess writer I have read.
Or at least... the best chess writer you've read that's recently died...
that is NOT what he said
llama_l wrote:
actual_knight_gaming wrote:
llama_l wrote:
Carborundissimo wrote:
The best Chess writer I have read.
Or at least... the best chess writer you've read that's recently died...
that is NOT what he said
And that's the point...
Why put words in their mouth? Can't Silman be their absolute favourite chess writer without someone giving technicalities to dampen the impact of the statement?
llama_l wrote:
OnyxOrca wrote:
llama_l wrote:
actual_knight_gaming wrote:
llama_l wrote:
Carborundissimo wrote:
The best Chess writer I have read.
Or at least... the best chess writer you've read that's recently died...
that is NOT what he said
And that's the point...
Why put words in their mouth? Can't Silman be their absolute favourite chess writer without someone giving technicalities to dampen the impact of the statement?
Neither of these was the point.
Anyway, I'm not going to argue about this anymore, carry on...
I fail to understand what the point of commenting that was, then.
Sep 25, 2023
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#38
Some say he was wordy. But if it takes a thousand words and repetition to make something sink in, well then that's a good thing. I liked that he had a system for approaching chess. Identify imbalances and make them work in your favor. Like a hole in your opponent's pawn chain. Post a knight in that hole. Then you think, I better not have holes. Now you're thinkibg on your own thanks to Mr. Silman.
Wait what no his life was so short