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 From the Shark Tank..........................................................................................................8 Ben Purton watched the English teams take on European Elite SPTW Step Up....................................................................................................................11 Lorin D’Costa was delighted with his She Plays To Win team at the EWCC Erigaisi Marches On.........................................................................................................12 The WR Masters saw an innovative knockout format Twin Georgian Successes in Italy..............................................................................16 Terry Chapman reports from the European Seniors Championships Forthcoming Events........................................................................................................17 Will you be playing at the London Chess Classic or Hastings? Find the Winning Moves................................................................................................18 Can you do as well as the British and Indian stars at the Olympiad? Winning by the Book ......................................................................................................21 Neil Hickman revisits one of Matthew Sadler’s most striking wins How Good is Your Chess?.............................................................................................22 Daniel has been enjoying Gideon Ståhlberg – An Epoch in Swedish Chess 60 Seconds with... Kyla Zhao.....................................................................................25 We meet the talented Singaporean author of May the Best Player Win Christmas Stocking Fillers............................................................................................26 Let Sean Marsh be your Christmas present guide! Mr Fischer, Be Seated!...................................................................................................30 John Henderson on an upcoming film, inspired by Fischer and a famous chair How to Win in a Simul!...................................................................................................35 Russell Sparkes on how to maximise your chances against the simul-giver Refining Fine: Part III - Rapid Transit ......................................................................40 Aidan Woodger remembers Reuben Fine, and his speed chess prowess Never Mind the Grandmasters... ...............................................................................44 Carl often enjoys games from Minor sections and Christmas-related ones A Remarkable Coincidence...........................................................................................46 Jerry Dowlen explains how he first got into chess then faced Mr Faulkner How to Beat a Grandmaster........................................................................................47 Paul Littlewood on Kevin Winter’s impressive results in simuls Home News.........................................................................................................................48 All the latest congress results, including Rami Talab holding John Nunn Overseas News..................................................................................................................51 Grieve wins in Menorca, Willow and Ghasi make first & final norms in Norway Solutions ..............................................................................................................................54 All the answers to Find the Winning Moves and Can You Beat the Masters? This Month’s New Releases..........................................................................................55 Sean Marsh would like to see more books by Alex Colovic Saunders on Chess...........................................................................................................58 John has nobly been inputting the games of Victor Russ (1905 –1985)