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 An Inside View.......................................................................................................8 Sean Marsh reports from the London Chess Classic A Huge Encounter .............................................................................................14 Jonathan Speelman on that pivotal sixth game in Dubai Calamitous Collapse.........................................................................................18 The world championship match really was one of two halves Uzbek & Kazakh Joy ........................................................................................20 Two 17-year-olds starred at the World Rapid & Blitz A Killer King’s Indian ........................................................................................22 Gawain Jones got to make good use of his new KID repertoire Find the Winning Moves.................................................................................26 Can you do as well as Nakamura, Navara, Shankland et al? From Steinitz to the 21st Century...........................................................30 Craig Pritchett on his fascinating and impressive new book Shared Harmonies.............................................................................................34 Ben Graff explores the relationship between chess, music & maths How to Beat a Grandmaster.........................................................................36 Paul Littlewood continues to demonstrate just how to do so The Candlestick Chess Problem .................................................................37 Geoff Chandler has been busy thinking about Cluedo Christmas Chess Solutions ...........................................................................38 The full answers are revealed by Graham Phythian 60 Seconds with... Jonathan Tait...............................................................40 We catch up with the star editor, PGN compiler and author How Good is Your Chess?..............................................................................42 Daniel King has been enjoyed Kupreichik: The Maestro from Minsk Never Mind the Grandmasters... ................................................................46 Carl on how John Footner inspired him to try the Grünfeld Remembering Jonathan Wells......................................................................48 David LeMoir pays tribute to a pillar of East Anglian chess Home News..........................................................................................................50 Mark Hebden made 100% as Guildford Young Guns triumphed Overseas News...................................................................................................52 Harry Grieve tied for first at the Roquetas de Mar Open Forthcoming Events.........................................................................................52 Will you be playing anywhere in February? Solutions ...............................................................................................................54 This Month’s New Releases ..........................................................................55 Notable new books by McDonald and Voronkov are reviewed Saunders on Chess............................................................................................58 John is excited by the emergence of new chess communities