{"product_id":"chess-magazine-october-2026","title":"CHESS Magazine - October 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003eAll 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 \u0026amp; Overseas News, Forthcoming Events Calendar and Book Reviews.    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0478\/2876\/2775\/files\/CHESS-10Oct26-Web-sample.pdf?v=1791284517\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eDOWNLOAD A FREE PDF SAMPLE OF THIS ISSUE-\u0026gt; \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this issue:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEditorial.......................................................................................................4\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMalcolm Pein on the latest developments in the game\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGoing for Gold.............................................................................................8\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNigel Povah reports from the European Senior Team Chess Championships\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSo Stellar...................................................................................................13\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWesley So won the Sinquefield Cup for a second year in a row\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e60 Seconds with...Anna Cramling..............................................................16\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Swedish WFM and streamer recently spent a morning at the Chess Shop\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReaders’ Letters........................................................................................17\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere’s nothing new when it comes to people’s favourite game of all time\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMiddlegame Masterclass...........................................................................18\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMilos Pavlovic annotates two strategic struggles from the summer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow Good Is Your Chess?...........................................................................20\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDaniel King pays tribute to Judit Polgar, who turned 50 back in July\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForthcoming Events..................................................................................23\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFind The Winning Moves............................................................................24\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA bumper selection to help you warm up for the new season\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect Pragg............................................................................................28\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRameshbabu Praggnanandhaa prevailed at a dramatic GCT Finals\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMy 70th Memorable Game.......................................................................30\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Henderson recalls the game that made a 13-year-old Fischer famous\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEliminating Draws.....................................................................................34\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSteven J. Brams and Mehmet Mars Seven suggest ‘Divide-and-Choose’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNever Mind the Grandmasters..................................................................36\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarl very much enjoyed a lively game at the British involving AP Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to Beat a Grandmaster......................................................................38\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaul Littlewood was impressed by Peter Roberson in the British Championship\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMalcolm Barker..........................................................................................40\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeil Hickman explains all about “A serious historical figure”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCastling into Fresh Air: Part 2...................................................................42\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavid LeMoir continues to explore some startling queenside castling\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eK is for Kingston........................................................................................46\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Saunders reports from the Kingston Invitational\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHome News...............................................................................................49\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuccess for Oleg Korneev, Ilia Malinovskii and Yevgeni Sprenger de la Iglesia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverseas News.........................................................................................50\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTan Zhongyi was back to her best at the Cairns Cup\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSolutions...................................................................................................54\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis Month’s New Releases........................................................................55\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSean Marsh was delighted by the publication of James Sherwin’s autobiography\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaunders on Chess.....................................................................................58\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn always looks forward to the Olympiad and also back to Tel Aviv, 1964\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CHESS Magazine","offers":[{"title":"Printed Magazine","offer_id":57514227106167,"sku":null,"price":6.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Edition PDF+PGN+CBV","offer_id":57514227138935,"sku":null,"price":5.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0478\/2876\/2775\/files\/CHESS-Oct2026-500px.jpg?v=1791284200","url":"https:\/\/chess.co.uk\/products\/chess-magazine-october-2026","provider":"The Chess Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}