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-> 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. In this issue: Editorial....................................................................................................................4 Malcolm Pein on the latest developments in the game Mountainous Marvels ........................................................................................8 Andrew Ledger witnessed the European Club Cup roll into Mayrhofen Now European Champions Too!..................................................................14 Nigel Povah and Keith Arkell report from the European Senior Teams Prison Prowess...................................................................................................17 Peter Sullivan on silver and bronze medals for the English sides How Good is Your Chess?..............................................................................18 The venerable Scotch Gambit has caught Daniel King’s eye of late Forthcoming Events.........................................................................................21 Will you be playing in London or at Hastings just after Christmas? Never Mind the Grandmasters... ................................................................22 Carl presents an instructive game in his beloved French Defence Checkmate! .........................................................................................................24 Ben Graff explains all about his new book for White Star Stocking Fillers...................................................................................................26 Some handy tips for what to request for Christmas from Sean Marsh B is for Basman ..................................................................................................30 Jonathan Manley recalls a great British player and chess presence Remembering Mike...........................................................................................31 Blair Connell pays tribute to his former coach and friend The Best of Basman .........................................................................................33 Mike Basman was renowned for his keen and deadly tactical eye A Particularly Magical Game........................................................................34 James Essinger highlights one of Mike Basman’s greatest masterpieces How to Beat a Grandmaster.........................................................................37 Paul Littlewood shows how Basman destroyed Adorjan’s position 60 Seconds With... Peter Lee......................................................................38 The former British Champion remembers “a great character” Chess, Diplomacy and the Art of War.....................................................40 Adrian Harvey on how George Spreckley survived the Taiping rebellion Find the Winning Moves.................................................................................43 Can you do as well as the players at the 4NCL and Scarborough? Overseas News...................................................................................................46 Hikaru Nakamura is the FIDE Fischer Random World Champion Home News..........................................................................................................48 Some great attacking games, and news from the first 4NCL weekend Solutions ...............................................................................................................53 Full answers to The Best of Basman and Find the Winning Moves This Month’s New Releases ..........................................................................54 Sean Marsh looks at Chess for Schools and two books on the Veresov Saunders on Chess............................................................................................58 John discusses a couple of his chess-related dreams