Description
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.
DOWNLOAD A FREE PDF SAMPLE OF THIS ISSUE->
In this issue:
Editorial ...................................................................................................................................4
Malcolm Pein on the latest developments in the game
Praiseworthy Pragg ...........................................................................................................9
Yochanan Afek reports from the feast of chess that was Wijk aan Zee
Clinching Victory..............................................................................................................14
Junior Tay examines how three recent champions triumphed
Interview: Jacob Aagaard.............................................................................................16
While running masterclasses alongside the WCC, Jacob chatted with Junior
The Odd Couples ..............................................................................................................18
Malcolm Pein reports on a hard-fought Pro-Biz Cup
Find the Winning Moves................................................................................................20
Can you do as well as the players at the Caplin Hastings Masters?
How to Beat a Grandmaster........................................................................................23
Paul Littlewood recalls a famous simul where Gary Lane did well
How Good is Your Chess?.............................................................................................24
Daniel King on Nodirbek Abdusattorov and a new idea in the French
“Only the Good Die Young”.........................................................................................27
Neil Hickman on Gordon Crown and a memorable Muzio
Remembering Adam........................................................................................................30
Simon Williams pays tribute to IM Adam Hunt (1980 – 2024)
A Little Intermezzo.........................................................................................................33
John Henderson has been enjoying the latest Sally Rooney novel
Stewart Reuben ................................................................................................................34
John Saunders on the many contributions of Stewart Reuben
My First Hastings Congress ........................................................................................36
Stuart Conquest recalls growing up in the East Sussex town
A Sense of Adventure ....................................................................................................38
Julian Way tells the story of the first British Champion, Cecil De Vere
Never Mind the Grandmasters... ...............................................................................40
Carl has been busy preparing for a return to OTB play
Slaughter’s & Simpson’s................................................................................................42
Ben Graff looks back at London’s coffee house chess scene
The Killer Wedge...............................................................................................................45
Malcolm Pein on the ultimate King’s Indian game with ...e5-e4-e3
60 Seconds... ICCF IM Nikos Ntirlis .........................................................................46
The leading chess author offers some philosophical words of wisdom
Overseas News..................................................................................................................47
Vincent Keymer upset Carlsen and Caruana in the Weissenhaus Freestyle
Home News.........................................................................................................................50
Success for Mark Hebden, Xue Haowen and all the latest results
Solutions ..............................................................................................................................54
This Month’s New Releases..........................................................................................55
Sean Marsh continues to extol the virtues of 1 e4 and solving exercises
Forthcoming Events........................................................................................................57
Saunders on Chess...........................................................................................................58
A letter from Mike Conroy made John recall Bernard Scott
Payment & Security
Your payment information is processed securely. We do not store credit card details nor have access to your credit card information.