Alex Fishbein

Alex Fishbein is an American grandmaster. He has been competitive in each of his four U.S. Championship appearances, including in 2004 when he won the Bent Larsen prize for the most uncompromising chess. 2018, the year Alex turned 50, was perhaps his most successful year in chess so far. That year, show more Alex won the first Senior Tournament of Champions, modeled after the Denker tournament of which he was also the inaugural winner 33 years earlier. He also tied for second in the US Open and finished in the top 10 in the USCF Grand Prix for the first time. Alex repeated his senior championship performance in 2020, winning the tournament again. A lifelong 1.e4 player, Fishbein is known for interesting and creative play. This is his second book for Russell Enterprises. show less