Eric Schiller, widely considered one of the world’s foremost chess analysts, writers and teachers, especially on opening play, is author of 80 chess books, including his recent Cardoza books, World Champion Openings, Standard Chess Openings , Unorthodox Chess Openings, and Encyclopedia of Chess Wisdom. Internationally famous for his definitive studies on openings, chess theories and large body of work, Schiller is a National and Life Master, and an International Arbiter of F.I.D.E. chess tournaments. He has been featured on the front page of the NY Times, as well as being interviewed dozens more times in major media around the world. He is the official coach of the best under-18 players representing the United States at the Chess Olympiads as well as being the personal coach of the only 12 year old ever to play at a higher level of chess than the legendary World Champion Bobby Fischer at the same age. Schiller is the editor and co-author of Batsford Chess Openings co-written with Raymond Keene and World Champion Garry Kasparov.