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Reuben C. Fine (October 11, 1914 – March 26, 1993) was an American chess player, psychologist, university professor, and author of many books on both chess and psychology. He was one of the strongest chess players in the world from the mid-1930s until his retirement from chess in 1951.
Basic Chess Endings (abbreviated BCE) is a book on chess endgames which was written by Grandmaster Reuben Fine and originally published on October 27, 1941. It is considered the first systematic book in English on the endgame phase of the game of chess. It is the best-known endgame book in English and is a classic piece of chess endgame literature.
Mar 26, 1993 · GM Reuben Fine was one of the strongest chess players ever born in the United States. In one of the greatest tournaments in chess history, AVRO 1938, Fine shared first place with GM Paul Keres.
15 Rules For The Endgame Reuben Fine • lichess.org. Accessibility: Enable blind mode. Reconnecting. A chess study by Mac-Ready.
Jul 15, 2013 · Reuben Fine, who gave up professional chess around 1951 to become a Freudian psychologist (he earned his PhD from USC in 1948), ending his amazing 20 year chess career, was possibly the greatest Rapid Transit player ever.
Mar 28, 1993 · Reuben Fine, one of this country's greatest chess geniuses, a psychologist and the author of many books about chess and psychology, died Friday night at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Medical Center in...
One of the best players in U.S. history as well as a popular and important writer, Reuben Fine was born in New York City into an impoverished Russian-Jewish family. After learning to play chess at age 8, he rose quickly through the ranks of the Manhattan Chess Club, becoming a master of blitz chess in particular.
Reuben Fine was perhaps the only player to have a total plus score against world champions without being a world champion himself. Unfortunately for chess – but fortunately for his bank balance – he retired from the game at an early age to pursue and utilize a Ph.D. in psychology.
Reuben fine remained among the greatest chess players all across the globe from the mid-1930s until his quitting from chess in the year 1951. Fine’s most magnificent result was his equal first in the AVRO 1938 chess tournament, one of the greatest all-time matches.
Reuben Fine (1914-1993) American chess Grandmaster and psychologist. Son of Jakob and Bertha Fine, two poor Jews, Reuben Fine began learning chess from an uncle at age of 8. He won 4 gold medals in 3 chess Olympiads. His books on openings, middlegames and endgames are still popular today.
