Irving Chernev

Irving Chernev (January 29, 1900 – September 29, 1981) was a prolific Russian-American chess author.

Quotes

 * Don't fiddle while Byrne roams!
 * Advice passed to the chess player and teacher Jack Collins while watching chess master Robert Byrne snip off his pawns.
 * The Bright Side of Chess (Hollis and Carter, 1952).


 * The greatest compliment one can pay a master is to compare him with Capablanca.
 * The Chess Companion, (Faber & Faber, 1970).