Stewart Reuben

Stewart Reuben (born 14 March 1939) is a British chess player, organiser and arbiter. He has officiated at and/or organised a number of high-level chess events held in Britain and elsewhere, including the world chess championship, and was chief organiser of British Chess Championship Congresses for a number of years. He is the author of several books on chess including Chess Openings - Your Choice! and The Chess Organiser's Handbook. He was the chairman of the British Chess Federation from 1996 to 1999, and is currently Marketing Director of the English Chess Federation. As of 2006, he is chairman of the FIDE Organisers' Committee and a member of other FIDE committees. He holds the FIDE International Arbiter and International Organizer titles, and is also a FIDE candidate master as a player. During the World Chess Championship Match between Kasparov and Short in 1993, he provided some of the live commentary for the audience at the Savoy theatre.

Stewart is also the author of several books on poker. These include How Good is your Pot-Limit Omaha, How Good is your Pot-Limit Hold'Em?, Poker 24/7: 35 years as a Poker Pro, and Starting Out in Poker. He also co-authored Pot-Limit and No-limit Poker with Bob Ciaffone.

Notable games

• Stewart Reuben vs Robert James Fischer, New York blitz 1963, English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense (A16), 1/2-1/2
• Stewart Reuben vs David Bronstein, London Menchik-mem 1994, English Opening: Agincourt Defense (A13), 1/2-1/2

Books

• London 1980: Phillips and Drew Kings Chess Tournament (1980) ISBN 4-87187-859-7 (with William Hartston)

External links

(and the almighty reuben rasies his hands and told the people "you know you could have had a V8")

• Stewart Reuben rating card at FIDE
• Stewart Reuben player profile and games at Chessgames.com