Fred Wilson Chess Books
41 Union Square West (at 17th Street)
Suite 718
New York, NY 10003
212-533-6381 
Hours: Monday thru Saturday 1:00-8:00 PM & occasional Sundays

Fred Wilson has been a noted chess bookseller, author and teacher for over 40 years. During the last three decades he has become increasingly involved in teaching chess to children, and now runs the highly regarded chess programs at City and Country School and Grace Church School, both in New York City. Fred won the Chess Journalist of the Year Award for 2003, and was awarded the Outstanding Career Achievement Award in 2019 by the United States Chess Federation.

Private lessons, only in the shop, are occasionally available for adults and children. Please call for details.

Fred has authored or co-authored 14 books, among which are:

A Picture History of Chess (1981, now out-of-print)
101 Questions on How to Play Chess (Dover, 1994)
212 Surprising Checkmates. ( with Bruce Alberston, Russell Enterprises Inc., 2011)
303 Tricky Checkmates (with Bruce Alberston, Cardoza Publishing, 1998)
303 Tricky Chess Tactics (with Bruce Alberston, Cardoza Publishing, 1998)
202 Checkmates for Children (with Bruce Alberston, Cardoza Publishing, 2004)
Simple Attacking Plans. (Mongoose Press, 2011).
Classical Chess Matches: 1907-1913 (editor, 1975, now out-of-print)
Lesser-Known Chess Masterpieces: 1906-1915(editor, 1976, now out-of-print)

Fred wishes people would THINK BEFORE THEY MOVE more often, in both chess and life!