John Watson--a strong international master who has over 21 books to his credit--made his mark as one of the world's elite chess writers with his ground breaking four-volume work on the English Opening, followed by his incredibly popular Play the French. His critically acclaimed Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy won the BCF Book of the Year award 1999.

John is recognized as one of the best chess trainers in the United States (his student, Tal Shaked, won the 1997 World Junior Championship). However, his interests go far beyond chess: educated at Harvard and UCSD and possessing a BS in electrical engineering, John (who resides in San Diego, California) has an encyclopedic knowledge of literature and socio-economic issues.

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