Stephen Giddins (born 29 January 1961) is an English chess player and writer. He graduated from Keble College, Oxford, in Philosophy, Politics and Economics in 1982.^{[citation needed]} He went on to become a FIDE Master and wrote a number of chess books, some of which have also been translated into German and Spanish.

He was the editor of British Chess Magazine from September 2010 to April 2011.

• 101 Chess Opening Traps, 1998
• How to Build Your Chess Opening Repertoire, 2003
• 50 Essential Chess Lessons, 2006
• 101 Chess Endgame Tips: golden nuggets of endgame wisdom, 2007
• 50 Ways to Win at Chess, 2008
• The Greatest Ever Chess Endgames. Everyman Chess. 2012. ISBN 978-1-85744-694-4.

• Stephen W Giddins rating card at FIDE
• Steve Giddins player profile and games at Chessgames.com