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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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Editorial....................................................................................................................4
Malcolm Pein on the latest developments in the game
A Different Class .................................................................................................8
Magnus Carlsen simply destroyed the Tata Steel field at Wijk
Battle of the Sexes ..........................................................................................18
John Saunders was in Gibraltar to witness a unique match
60 Seconds with... IM & WGM Irina Bulmaga.......................................23
We meet the Gibraltar commentator and professional player
A Sense of Purpose..........................................................................................24
Julian Way pays homage to the fine strategic play of Evgeny Najer
Find the Winning Moves.................................................................................26
Can you do as well as Karjakin, Mannion, Morozevich et al?
The Benefits of Netflix ..................................................................................30
Matthew Read on a new London-based social chess venture
How Good is Your Chess?..............................................................................32
Daniel King remembers 10-time British Champion Jonathan Penrose
How to Beat a Grandmaster.........................................................................35
Paul Littlewood explores how he beat GM Vltako Kovacevic
Endgame Expertise ..........................................................................................36
Andrew Brett enjoyed an Arkell and D’Costa endings masterclass
Forthcoming Events.........................................................................................38
Will you be playing at Blackpool or somewhere else this March?
Never Mind the Grandmasters... ................................................................40
Carl has decided on a second for his return to the tournament hall
Kurt Richter: Chess Blitzkrieg ....................................................................42
Mike Donnelly on how Richter’s style fitted the 1930s and 40s
Back in the (Hey) Day.....................................................................................46
Bob Jones on the size of Staffordshire, and Cannock’s early success
Home News..........................................................................................................48
Some cracking games, and Keith Arkell triumphed at Harrogate
Studies with Stephenson...............................................................................51
Brian on Paul Byway and the lack of UK study composers
Overseas News...................................................................................................52
Success for Aronian, Kolbus, Matlakov, Mirzoev and Nakamura
Solutions ...............................................................................................................53
This Month’s New Releases ..........................................................................54
Impressive tomes from Pritchett, Sokolov and Werle are reviewed
Saunders on Chess............................................................................................58
John very much enjoyed Gibraltar and ponders team success
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