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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
British Success at the Bob Wade Memorial.............................................................8
Michael Adams reports on his enjoyable visit to New Zealand
Forthcoming Events........................................................................................................15
Play begins in the Candidates on March 29th!
How Good is Your Chess?.............................................................................................16
Daniel King assesses Praggnanandhaa’s chances ahead of the Candidates
Uncompromising Battles...............................................................................................20
Yochanan Afek made his favourite pilgrimage to Wijk aan Zee
The Chess Life of Captain George Henry Mackenzie ......................................24
Craig Pritchett enjoyed getting to grips with a colossal new release
Queen of Chess.................................................................................................................30
John Henderson has the lowdown on the new Netflix chess release
60 Seconds with... Jennifer Shahade......................................................................34
We caught up with the chess and poker pro, and author of Thinking Sideways
The First Women’s World Champion? .....................................................................35
Neil Hickman looks back at the first International Ladies’ Chess Tournament
Abandoning the File ........................................................................................................37
José Vilela on why it may not always be wise to contest an open file
Kindred Spirits...................................................................................................................42
James Essinger looks at the links between playing chess and writing fiction
How to Beat a Grandmaster........................................................................................45
Paul Littlewood recalls a headline-making win by a young Nigel Short
Never Mind the Grandmasters ...................................................................................46
Carl enjoyed a trip down memory lane and back to The Master Game
Find the Winning Moves................................................................................................49
Positions from late 2025 and 2026 to test your tactical ability
Home News.........................................................................................................................52
Finlay Bowcott-Terry and Alan Merry started the year in fine form
Overseas News..................................................................................................................53
Carlsen won the Freestyle and Felix Blohberger the Open at Sligo
Solutions ..............................................................................................................................54
This Month’s New Releases..........................................................................................55
Sean Marsh didn’t expect to be reviewing a biography of Fred Yates
Saunders on Chess...........................................................................................................58
John presents another recently uncovered game by the late, great Tony Miles
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