Bruce Alberston is a well-known chess trainer and teacher in the New York City area and has recently written collaborated with Fred Wilson on 303 Tricky Checkmates and 303 Tricky Chess Tactics (both with Fred Wilson) for Cardoza. He also wrote and narrated the best-selling CD-ROM, Quick Kills on the Chessboard, and collaborated with Fred Wilson on 202 Surprising Mates (for Dover). He has also done significant research and analysis for Bruce Pandolfini (who has written 17 books for Simon & Shuster).