Andrew Eden Soltis (born May 28, 1947) is an American chess grandmaster,[1] author and columnist.

[2] Soltis learned how the chess pieces moved at age 10 when he came upon a how-to-play book in the public library in Astoria, Queens where he grew up.

Soltis won the championship of the prestigious Marshall Chess Club a record nine times: in 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1986, and 1989.

Soltis was one of the few Americans in the 20th century who earned the International Grandmaster title but was not a professional chess player.

Previous experience showed that Black ran good chances of getting mated if he allowed 13.h5.

He also gave names to chess openings such as the Nimzo-Larsen Attack, the Baltic Defense and the Chameleon Sicilian.