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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.
In this issue:
Editorial....................................................................................................................4
Malcolm Pein on the latest developments in the game
60 Seconds with...Peter Wells.......................................................................7
The acclaimed author, coach and GM still very much likes to play
Online Drama .........................................................................................................8
Danny Gormally presents some highlights of the vast Online Olympiad
Carlsen Prevails - Just ....................................................................................14
Nakamura pushed Magnus all the way in the final of his own Tour
Find the Winning Moves.................................................................................18
Can you do as well as the acclaimed field in the Legends of Chess?
Opening Surprises ............................................................................................22
Matthew Lunn has some handy tips for when you next prepare
Exploring the Science of Chess Improvement.....................................24
An insight into Barry Hymer and Peter Well’s forthcoming book
How Good is Your Chess?..............................................................................26
Daniel King reminds us of the Candidates tournament
The Kiwi has Landed!.......................................................................................30
John Saunders recalls Murray Chandler’s arrival in the UK
Studies with Stephenson...............................................................................33
Brian has been enjoying Werner Keym’s new book
Chess Behind the Iron Curtain ....................................................................34
Ben Graff looks back at the role of chess in the Soviet Union
When a Book Makes a Difference..............................................................36
David LeMoir stumbled upon a fine game from one of his readers
Never Mind the Grandmasters...................................................................38
Carl is determined to show that the French is a fighting opening
The Mann Who Beat Bobby Fischer ..........................................................40
John Henderson remembers the late, great Wolfgang Uhlmann
The West London Chess Club ......................................................................44
Bob Jones acquired a fascinating book which used to be BH Wood’s
Playing “Positionally”.....................................................................................47
Geoff Chandler explains the knack of ‘Positional Hope Chess’
Home News..........................................................................................................48
The North vs the South, 4NCL Online and the John Naylor Memorial
Readers’ Letters ................................................................................................52
Your recollections and corrections - and news of upcoming events
Solutions ...............................................................................................................53
This Month’s New Releases ..........................................................................54
A Gambit and two Elk & Ruby books receive detailed attention
Saunders on Chess............................................................................................58
John recalls Les Blackstock’s finest hour at Marlow in 1970
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