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Eric Schiller
E Schiller 
photo courtesy of ericschiller.com  

Number of games in database: 778
Years covered: 1969 to 2012
Last FIDE rating: 1989
Highest rating achieved in database: 2370
Overall record: +356 -182 =174 (62.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 66 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Queen's Pawn Game (72) 
    A46 D05 A40 D02 A45
 Sicilian (46) 
    B31 B90 B22 B45 B70
 French Defense (36) 
    C15 C11 C01 C10
 King's Indian (35) 
    E60 E77 E76 E61 E73
 French Winawer (23) 
    C15
 Caro-Kann (17) 
    B12 B13 B15 B18 B14
With the Black pieces:
 Tarrasch Defense (58) 
    D34 D32
 Caro-Kann (57) 
    B18 B12 B10 B17 B13
 Robatsch (37) 
    B06
 Queen's Pawn Game (32) 
    D02 D00 A40 A41 D05
 Sicilian (28) 
    B42 B41 B43 B27 B22
 Queen's Gambit Declined (19) 
    D31 D30 D06
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   E Schiller vs M Arne, 1995 1-0
   R Vasquez Schroeder vs E Schiller, 2001 0-1
   E Schiller vs Busch, 1970 1-0
   Bafrali vs E Schiller, 1991 0-1
   Frank vs E Schiller, 1970 0-1
   E Schiller vs V Ossipov, 2005 1-0
   E Schiller vs R Mapp, 1999 1-0
   M Labollita vs E Schiller, 2003 0-1
   Reshevsky vs E Schiller, 1972 0-1
   E Schiller vs P Grieve, 2005 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Eileen Tranmer Memorial (1985)
   Koltanowski Memorial Open (2000)
   Max Wilkerson International (1998)
   Continental Open (1993)
   Reykjavik Open (1986)
   Midwest Masters (1988)
   Midwest Masters (1984)
   Lewisham International (1981)
   Groningen Open (1996)
   Saitek US Masters (1998)
   US Masters (1997)
   New York Open (1998)
   Gibraltar Masters (2006)
   Gibraltar Masters (2012)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   1994 Hawaii by gauer
   2000 American open by gauer
   Annotated Games by LGTiger
   1988 Pan-Am intercollegiate by gauer

GAMES ANNOTATED BY SCHILLER: [what is this?]
   Denker vs A R Shayne, 1945
   Kasparov vs Najdorf, 1982
   D van Geet vs Guyt, 1967
   J Perrier vs F J Wellmuth, 1917
   Adorjan vs G Glatt, 1982
   >> 185 GAMES ANNOTATED BY SCHILLER

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 US Game in 30 Championship
   S Sloan vs E Schiller (Oct-27-12) 0-1
   V Kuehnast vs E Schiller (Feb-01-12) 1-0
   E Schiller vs O Dolgova (Jan-31-12) 0-1
   K Lundback vs E Schiller (Jan-30-12) 0-1
   E Schiller vs W Leimeister (Jan-29-12) 0-1

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ERIC SCHILLER
(born Mar-20-1955, died Nov-03-2018, 63 years old) United States of America

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Eric Andrew Schiller was born in New York. He has served as an international organizer for FIDE, and also an international arbiter, most notably for the Kasparov - Kramnik Classical World Championship Match (2000). Mr. Schiller also captained several Pan-American Intercollegiate teams, as well as the World Youth Championship in Chicago.

Over-the-board accomplishments include obtaining the FIDE Master and USCF Life Master titles. He won the 1974 Illinois State Championship, and the 1995 Calchess State Championship. Schiller was a prolific and popular author of a wide range of chess books.

US Chess Federation's obituary notice: https://new.uschess.org/news/eric-s...

Wikipedia article: Eric Schiller

Last updated: 2021-01-10 05:52:25

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 page 1 of 32; games 1-25 of 778  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. E Schiller vs H Pack 1-031969Port Washington (skittles)C20 King's Pawn Game
2. E Schiller vs Flamberg 1-0281970Eastern High School ChampionshipC30 King's Gambit Declined
3. E Schiller vs Busch 1-0111970New YorkC57 Two Knights
4. R Gruchacz vs E Schiller ½-½371970New York Junior ChampionshipB20 Sicilian
5. Chaiken vs E Schiller 0-1191970New YorkC23 Bishop's Opening
6. Frank vs E Schiller 0-171970New YorkC43 Petrov, Modern Attack
7. E Schiller vs J Tompkins 1-0231970New York City ReserveC57 Two Knights
8. E Schiller vs Freedman 1-0511970SmithtownD15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
9. Roman vs E Schiller 0-1111970New YorkC50 Giuoco Piano
10. E Schiller vs Heeley 1-0191970Eastern High School ChampionshipB00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
11. E Schiller vs A Draifinger 1-0311971Eastern High School ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
12. E Schiller vs J Jacobs 1-0291971Eastern H.S. ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
13. Solomon vs E Schiller 0-1331971Eastern High School ChampionshipB41 Sicilian, Kan
14. E Schiller vs V Klemm 1-0151971Manhattan Chess Club ChampionshipB99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line
15. E Schiller vs W Bornack 1-0251971Manhattan Chess Club ChampionshipB98 Sicilian, Najdorf
16. Lombardy vs E Schiller ½-½361971SimulA52 Budapest Gambit
17. E Schiller vs J Jacobs 0-1261971Continental JuniorA02 Bird's Opening
18. Gheorghiu vs E Schiller 1-0421971SimulA31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation
19. Reshevsky vs E Schiller 0-1421972Simul, Manhattan Chess ClubD25 Queen's Gambit Accepted
20. E Schiller vs D Reents 1-0391973Illinois Junior ChampionshipD40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
21. E Schiller vs Zacher 1-0211973Chicago ChampionshipA80 Dutch
22. Hill vs E Schiller 0-1311974IllinoisE07 Catalan, Closed
23. T Knight vs E Schiller 0-1241974IllinoisE23 Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann
24. Reynolds vs E Schiller  ½-½161975University of ChicagoB41 Sicilian, Kan
25. E Schiller vs Hastings 1-0221975University of ChicagoD36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2
 page 1 of 32; games 1-25 of 778  PGN Download
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Jan-01-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  moronovich: Happy New Year !
Jan-01-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  Eric Schiller: Happy New Year to all. With Corus, Linares and Kramnik vs. Anand it should be an exciting year. Soon at least 4 of my students will be on the top 100 list for their age so I'll be busy. One of my 6-year old students just played his first tournament, and won it with 4.5/5 plus a blitz playoff win!

My optimism about chess 2008 is greater than my despair over politics 2008. I'm more interested in bowl games than Iowa, as reflected in my "report at http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/....

Go Hawaii!

Jan-02-08  brankat: Thank You for the Iowa Report. Very enlightening and entertaining!
Jan-02-08  Jim Bartle: Gee, Eric, if you can apply the same clairvoyance to chess that you did for Iowa, you'd really have something. Just think, if you could see to the end of a game you'd avoid all errors.
Jan-02-08  Larsker: American elections are always a hope for the lesser evil - that the biggest scumbag doesn't get elected. Nevermind whether the one elected has anything reasonable to say.
Jan-11-08  Shams: Eric, I know you lost but would you mind uploading the games from your G/45 (?) match vs. Nicholas Nip?
Jan-11-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  Eric Schiller: Mea non culpa. Chessgames has had them for some time, complete with notes, but they aren't online yet.
Jan-11-08  Shams: Nip terrifies me. I got to work with him a couple years ago when he was just seven...watched him go from like 1600 to 2000 over the course of a summer. He would come in with, say, the 4...Qb6 line of the sicilian, which he'd seen for the first time a couple nights before, and feed me my ass on a plate with it. remarkable talent. anyway...CG-- get on it! I want to see those games!

thanks Eric.

Jan-17-08  Knight13: What happend to your chess rating, Mr. Schiller!!!??
Jan-17-08  Dr. Siggy: Dear Mr. Schiller: would it be too much to ask you to comment on what I've just kibitzed in <Littleton vs Drira, Skopje 1972> about the Tarrasch Gambit? Thank you, very much!
Jan-21-08  pawnofdoom: Hey look I foudn the tournament link for the Schiller-Nip match.

Match (2007)

Jan-27-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  Eric Schiller: <knight13> As I became heavily involved in teaching chess my rating fell quickly. It is hard to keep up when you study your students' openings more than your own.

I am basically a home-run hitter. I care more about producing one artistic game than about winning tournaments. I've always been seduced by a temptation to sacrifice.

Ratings don't impress me. What I want to know about a player is "who have you defeated" and "show me your best games".

Since my stroke, I haven't played as much and am unhappy that the annual Berkeley tournament, which I planned to play next month, has been canceled. My doctor prefers that I not play blitz or 2 games a day at slow controls. I'm kind of limited to one-game-per-day internationals and game/60 events.

Jan-27-08  adair10: Mr. Schiller, are you officiating the Gibraltar tournament this year as you were last year? If yes, can you comment on some surprises so far, Nakamura's start being one of them.

Thanks

Jan-28-08  gerard01: Hi, Eric. I hope you are feeling better from the effects of that stroke. I have poured over your book "Unorthodox Chess Openings". I've used some of the openigs you list, mostly the Mongoose. I have found to be a very shocky opening. Thanks. I'm 50% with right it now, but I am improving. Feel good...welcome back to the board.
Jan-28-08  RookFile: <Mr Schiller, Can you give me some advice on Albin countergambit, Lasker trap line?>

My suggestion is: don't fall for the trap.

Feb-19-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  Eric Schiller: I wasn't in Gibraltar this year. I'm playing occasionally. This weekend my opponent resigned before I could uncork a great finish.


click for larger view

Black mates with a rook and knight sac after 29.Kd3 R8a3+ 30.Ke4 Nf6+ 31.Kf4 Rxf2+!! 32.Bxf2 Nxh5+!! 33.gxh5 Bg5+ and 34...f5#.

I sent in the whole game (Purcell vs. Schiller) so it should be available soon.

Mar-06-08  timhortons: nip broke the record of hikaru nakamura and these 9 year old boy is a strong blitz player, guess another upcoming cyber master well be found soon at icc and playchess.com,is he youre student mr schiller?
Mar-20-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  Benzol: Happy Birthday Eric.

:)

Mar-20-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  Gypsy: <Benzol: Happy Birthday Eric.> Ditto.

Nice K-hunt!

Mar-20-08  DrGrobb: Happy Birthday!!! I didnt know about your stroke,hope you are doing well.
Mar-20-08  tldr3: Happy Birthday MR. Schiller may you have a hundred more
Mar-20-08  suenteus po 147: Happy birthday!
Mar-20-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  moronovich: Happy Birthday - And many many more to come !
Mar-21-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  Eric Schiller: Than you all for your birthday wishes. It wasn't a great day as I lost my usual web outlet and am looking for a new home for my articles and videos.

Nip is not my student. He's a bit old, as most of my students are 5-8 years old these days. Hopefully they will also rise to Master.

Nip is a student of Eric Hicks and Liina Vark and has been for years. He is one of many very talented young players in the Bay Area. Many of them are members here, as I encourage them to study games here.

Mar-21-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  Eric Schiller: I have some birthday presents for all of you. At www.chess.com I placed zip files of many excerpts from my books for free download. They are on their downloads page.
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