Anthony Saidy (born May 16, 1937) is an International Master of chess. He has played many times in the U.S. Chess Championship. He won the 1960 Canadian Open Chess Championship. He is the author of several chess books, including The Battle of Chess Ideas, and The World of Chess (with Norman Lessing). He is a retired medical doctor.
It was in Saidy's house near New York City that Bobby Fischer secluded himself prior to departing for Reykjavik to play in the World Chess Championship 1972.