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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...Rajko Vujatovic ..............................................................7
The Pro-Biz regular certainly enjoyed his win against Garry Kasparov
So Skilful..................................................................................................................8
Wesley So stunned Magnus Carlsen at the Skilling Open
How Good is Your Chess?..............................................................................14
Daniel King looks at a very impressive victory by Jeffery Xiong
Reviving 4...f5....................................................................................................17
FM Stefan Bücker presents a daring line against the Ruy Lopez
Find the Winning Moves.................................................................................20
The latest puzzles from the 4NCL Online and Skilling Open
Symphony in A Major......................................................................................24
John Saunders recalls when the Major Open didn’t play second fiddle
Following our Heroes ......................................................................................26
Ben Graff explores why we might prefer flawed challengers
Christmas Quiz...................................................................................................30
Some challenging positions and fun trivia from Graham Phythian
Keep the Class in Classical ............................................................................32
Terry Chapman begs to differ with Magnus over classical chess
Mindsports Centre: The Time is Now!.....................................................34
Hammersmith’s John White explains how chess needs to act
Winter Warmers.................................................................................................36
Sean Marsh presents more of the best books of 2020
Two Problematic Cornishmen .....................................................................40
Bob Jones delved into the colourful life of Henry Adamson
The Other Kind of Luck..................................................................................44
David LeMoir shows that resources can sometimes just appear
Never Mind the Grandmasters... ................................................................48
Carl Portman imagines Hercule Poirot watching a chess game
Murder in 22.......................................................................................................50
Can you solve this retrograde puzzle faster than Geoff Chandler?
Home News..........................................................................................................51
There will be a Hastings GM event, but with a difference
Overseas News...................................................................................................52
More from Skilling and success in China for Richard Rapport
Solutions ...............................................................................................................54
This Month’s New Releases ..........................................................................55
Hacker on the Sicilian is reviewed, as are works by Gelfand and Nunn
Saunders on Chess............................................................................................58
John on how Rubinstein was almost stunned by HG Rhodes
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