James Eade


James Eade is an American chess master, chess administrator, chess tournament organizer, and chess book publisher. He holds the title of FIDE Master. He is best known for the books Chess for Dummies and The Chess Player's Bible, both of which have been through several editions and been translated into 8 languages.
He became involved in organizing chess tournaments in the 1990s. He organized the 1995 Pan Pacific International Chess Tournament, the strongest chess tournament ever held in San Francisco, won by Viktor Korchnoi, and the 1996 Hall of Fame tournament, won by Lubomir Kavalek. He also founded Hypermodern Press, a chess publishing company which produced a handful of well-received titles before ceasing operations in 1999.
He was a member of the Policy Board of the United States Chess Federation from 1996 to 1999. He has served as American Zone President of FIDE, the World Chess Federation, from 2000 to 2002, and was a Trustee of the U. S. Chess Trust from 2000 to 2019, as well as a past President. He is also a past President of CalChess, The Kolty Chess for Youth Foundation, and the Chess Journalists of America, as well as a former chairman of the chess advisory board for UT-Dallas. He is a former editor and publisher of both the CalChess Journal and the Golden Gate Chess News, and was awarded chess educator of the year for 2016 by UT-Dallas. In 2018, the USCF recognized Mr. Eade with the award for Outstanding Career Achievement. In 2019, he started the Eade Foundation, where he is Chairman and CEO.
He lives in Menlo Park, California, where he continues to teach and write about chess.

Books

Books written by James Eade

Books published by James Eade and his Hypermodern Press