Dan Heisman

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dan Heisman
Occupation	Chess Master
Date Of Birth	Jul 8, 1950(1950-07-08)
Age	74
Birthplace	Willow Grove
Country	United States
Birth City	Pennsylvania
Horoscope	Cancer

Dan Heisman Biography

Dan Heisman is one of the most popular and richest Chess Master who was born on July 8, 1950 in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, United States.

Heisman graduated from Hatboro-Horsham High School in Pennsylvania as the co- valedictorian in 1968, and was elected to the school’s Hall of Fame in 2007. He attended Caltech and transferred to Penn State in 1969. In 1971 Heisman graduated at the top of his class earning a B.S. in Mathematics, and in 1983, again at the top of his class with a 4.0 G.P.A., received his master’s degree in Engineering, both from The Pennsylvania State University.

Heisman is the two-time Open chess champion of Philadelphia (1973 and 1976), and the Philadelphia Invitational Chess Champion (1973). His Penn State team won the U.S. Amateur Team Championship in 1972. He is rated over 2200 by both the United States Chess Federation and FIDE, but is currently inactive as a tournament player. Heisman is a member of the International Computer Games Association and worked at both Deep Blue versus Garry Kasparov matches (1996 and 1997).

Dan Heisman Net Worth

Dan Heisman is one of the richest Chess Master from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dan Heisman 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Dan Heisman (born July 8, 1950) is a United States Chess Federation National Master, author and instructor.

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Facts & Trivia

Evan Ranked on the list of most popular Chess Master. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Dan Heisman celebrates birthday on July 8 of every year.

Is Dan Heisman a good coach?

Dan has a reputation as an excellent teacher. He has written numerous articles that many improving players find excellent. Someone like that is more valuable to a new to intermediate player than a grandmaster who isn’t very good at being a teacher and mentor.

What order should I read chess books in?

• The Game of Chess – Tarrasch.
• Three Hundred Chess Games – Tarrasch.
• How to Reassess Your Chess – Jeremy Silman.
• The Amateur’s Mind – Jeremy Silman.
• Back to Basics: Tactics – Dan Heisman.
• My Chess Career – Capablanca.
• My Best Games – Anatoly Karpov.
• How to Build Your Chess Reportoire – Steve Giddins.

How many chess tactics are there?

I recently read from Dan Heisman that there are around 2000 basic tactical patterns (amended, previously said tactics) in chess.

How do you beat your dad in chess?

In a clear, easy-to-follow format it explains how the best way to beat a stronger opponent (be it a friend, clubmate – or Dad!) is by cleverly forcing checkmate. Delightful and instructive positions from real games are used to show the 50 Deadly Checkmates that chess masters use to win their games.

Should beginners read chess books?

For beginners, The Idiot’s Guide and GM Yasser Seirawan’s Winning Chess would be best for a beginner. Winning Chess openings by Yasser Seirawan would also be good to read. After that, I’d go with Tactics and Endings by Yasser. The other books are more for intermediate to advanced players.