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All the regular features of the UK's best-selling CHESS magazine and more! Regular features include: How Good is Your Chess? by GM Daniel King, Saunders on Chess, Find the Winning Moves, Never Mind the Grandmasters..., Studies, Home & Overseas News, Forthcoming Events Calendar and Book Reviews.
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In this issue:
Editorial ...................................................................................................................................4
Malcolm Pein on the latest developments in the game
Awesome Abdusattorov ..................................................................................................9
The Uzbek no.1 pulled some two points clear at the London Chess Classic
60 Seconds with... Matt Piper...................................................................................12
We learn a little about one of the Classic’s main organisers
How Good is Your Chess?.............................................................................................13
Daniel King on Javokhir Sindarov’s success at the FIDE World Cup
World Cup Endgames......................................................................................................16
Brian Escalante Ramirez presents a collection of practical lessons from Goa
British Winners! ................................................................................................................20
Major tournament success for Shreyas Royal and Daniel Fernandez
Find the Winning Moves................................................................................................26
Can you do as well as the players at the European Teams and US Champs?
The Real Beth Harmon? .................................................................................................30
Ben Graff looks back at the life and career of his near namesake, Sonja Graf
Hey Mr Christmas ............................................................................................................33
John Henderson tells the story of Rudolph and chess-playing Johnny Marks
Christmas Chess Quiz ....................................................................................................34
Graham Phythian will help you while away the festive period
Off the Shelf......................................................................................................................36
Sean Marsh reveals some more of the best chess publications of 2025
Ireland’s Premier Chess Festival................................................................................40
Craig DuBose takes us on a whirlwind tour of the Sligo Chess Festival
Never Mind the Grandmasters... ...............................................................................42
Carl on the marmite nature of the Caro-Kann and a radical idea in it
How to Beat a Grandmaster........................................................................................44
Paul Littlewood looks at a typically creative effort from Daniel Fernandez
Beating a World Champion!.........................................................................................46
Neil Hickman tells the story of how Gaprindashvili didn’t defeat John Taylor
Home News.........................................................................................................................48
10-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan is the UK Women’s Blitz Champion!
Forthcoming Events........................................................................................................49
Will you be playing at Telford, Bradford, Stockport or Sligo this month?
Overseas News..................................................................................................................50
Sindarov won the Wold Cup and Simon Williams triumphed at Kilkenny!
Solutions ..............................................................................................................................54
All the solutions to Find the Winning Moves
This Month’s New Releases..........................................................................................55
Reviews of recent releases on Capablanca and important chess principles
Saunders on Chess...........................................................................................................58
John on another fabulous instalment of the London Chess Classic
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