One of the strongest players in U.S. history, this four-time U.S. Champion from Seattle, Washington qualified for the World Championship Candidates series twice and is one of few players in the world to defeat both Kasparov and Karpov in tournament competition while they were still reigning World Champions.

From 1988 until 2000 Yasser's company International Chess Enterprises (the only chess company listed on a stock exchange) published Inside Chess magazine. He has authored thirteen books on chess, including the six books of the award-winning series published by Microsoft Press. Eclectic and well spoken, Yasser is not available for lessons but has proven to be a gifted lecturer, as demonstrated during the IBM Kasparov - Deep Blue matches.

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