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 The Firouzja Show ...............................................................................................8 The French no.1 dazzled at the FIDE Grand Swiss in Riga Bringing Norms to Newcastle......................................................................14 Tim Wall was delighted with the Northumbria and EJCOA events Near Death Experiences in Paradise.........................................................18 Terry Chapman survived and ultimately prospered in Sardinia Ten Days That Shook the World .................................................................20 David Gilbert reports from the ACO World Seniors in Crete Wide Battlefield.................................................................................................24 Mike Basman enjoyed a fine attack and ponders how to help seniors The Avid Old Swan Crossword ....................................................................25 Find the Winning Moves.................................................................................26 Can you do as well as the elite and those at some recent congresses? Christmas Stocking Fillers ............................................................................30 Unsure what to request for Christmas? Let Sean Marsh guide! 60 Seconds with...Ken Neat.........................................................................33 We catch up with the leading chess translator How Good is Your Chess?..............................................................................34 Daniel King takes a detailed look at Carlsen vs Nepomniachtchi A Heretical View about ‘Cheating’............................................................37 Wymondham’s Neil Hickman wonders if the club player need worry Guildford’s 25 Years in the 4NCL: Part III .............................................40 Roger Emerson and Nigel Povah conclude their fine coverage Never Mind the Grandmasters... ................................................................44 Carl features a remarkable game involving a running king Readers’ Letters ................................................................................................48 Contributions from two Woods, as well as on Lasker and Olafsson Home News..........................................................................................................49 The Bury St Edmunds, Hull and Scarborough Congresses were all a hit Forthcoming Events.........................................................................................51 The London Chess Classic and Hastings are happening Overseas News...................................................................................................52 Major success for So and Vitiugov, and two dazzling Tal-like attacks Solutions ...............................................................................................................54 This Month’s New Releases ..........................................................................55 Sean Marsh examines books on Nepomniachtchi and Carlsen Saunders on Chess............................................................................................58 John was always going to write about the world championship match DOWNLOAD A FREE PDF SAMPLE OF THIS ISSUE-> DOWNLOAD THE GAMES FROM THIS ISSUE: [PGN DOWNLOAD] | [CBV DOWNLOAD]To open these files you'll need a PGN reader or Chess software such as HIARCS Chess Explorer, Fritz, Komodo or Chessbase.