Stewart Reuben (born 1939) is a British

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, organiser, arbiter and author. He has also been a professional poker player, been called "one of Britain's foremost poker players" and "one of the best two or three players in

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", and written several books on the topic.

Chess career

Reuben has officiated at and/or organised a number of high-level chess events held in Britain and elsewhere, including the

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, and was chief organiser of

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Congresses for a number of years. He was the chairman of the

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from 1996 to 1999, and is currently Manager of Senior Chess for the

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. As of 2006, he is chairman of the

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Organisers' Committee and a member of other FIDE committees. He holds the FIDE

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and FIDE International Organizer titles. Reuben is a FIDE

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. During the 1993 World Chess Championship Match between Kasparov and Short, he provided some of the live commentary for the audience at the

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Author

Reuben has written several books on chess including ''Chess Openings: Your Choice!'' and ''The Chess Organiser's Handbook''. He is also the author of several books on poker, including ''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''. Reuben also co-authored ''Pot-Limit and No-limit Poker'' with Bob Ciaffone, which

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called "the best information ever put out on these games". His teaching book Play Like a Pro was translated into French as ''Jouez comme les pros'' in 2007, and then recommended by the French travel guide publisher

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for French visitors to Las Vegas.''Las Vegas - Grands parcs'' 2011 ed. Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette 2011 - Page 219 "Stewart Reuben. 2007. Éditeur: Broquet. Vous voulez jouer au poker mais n'en connaissez pas ou peu les règles ? Vous détenez une main gagnante mais ne savez pas comment rester impassible face à vos adversaires ? Voici un livre fait ..."

Books

;Chess *''The Chess Scene'' (1974) Faber (with David Levy) *''Chess Openings: Your Choice!'' (1995) Cadogan Books *''The Chess Organiser's Handbook'' (1998 1st edition) Everyman Chess ; (2001 new edition) *''London 1980: Phillips and Drew Kings Chess Tournament'' (2010) Ishi Press (with

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) ;Poker *''Pot-Limit & No-Limit Poker'' (1999 2nd edition) (with Bob Ciaffone) *''Starting Out in Poker'' (2001) Everyman Chess *''How Good is Your Pot-Limit Omaha?'' (2004) D&B Publishing *''How Good is Your Pot Limit Hold'em?'' (2004) D&B Publishing *''An Introduction to Poker'' (2005) Parragon Publishing *''Poker 24/7: 35 Years as a Poker Pro'' (2005) D&B Publishing

Notable games

Stewart Reuben vs Robert James Fischer, New York blitz 1963, English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense (A16), ½–½Stewart Reuben vs David Bronstein, London Menchik-mem 1994, English Opening: Agincourt Defense (A13), ½–½

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reuben, Stewart 1939 births Living people British chess players English poker players British non-fiction writers British chess writers Chess arbiters British male writers Male non-fiction writers