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 Awesome Abdusattorov ..................................................................................................9 The Uzbek no.1 pulled some two points clear at the London Chess Classic 60 Seconds with... Matt Piper...................................................................................12 We learn a little about one of the Classic’s main organisers How Good is Your Chess?.............................................................................................13 Daniel King on Javokhir Sindarov’s success at the FIDE World Cup World Cup Endgames......................................................................................................16 Brian Escalante Ramirez presents a collection of practical lessons from Goa British Winners! ................................................................................................................20 Major tournament success for Shreyas Royal and Daniel Fernandez Find the Winning Moves................................................................................................26 Can you do as well as the players at the European Teams and US Champs? The Real Beth Harmon? .................................................................................................30 Ben Graff looks back at the life and career of his near namesake, Sonja Graf Hey Mr Christmas ............................................................................................................33 John Henderson tells the story of Rudolph and chess-playing Johnny Marks Christmas Chess Quiz ....................................................................................................34 Graham Phythian will help you while away the festive period Off the Shelf......................................................................................................................36 Sean Marsh reveals some more of the best chess publications of 2025 Ireland’s Premier Chess Festival................................................................................40 Craig DuBose takes us on a whirlwind tour of the Sligo Chess Festival Never Mind the Grandmasters... ...............................................................................42 Carl on the marmite nature of the Caro-Kann and a radical idea in it How to Beat a Grandmaster........................................................................................44 Paul Littlewood looks at a typically creative effort from Daniel Fernandez Beating a World Champion!.........................................................................................46 Neil Hickman tells the story of how Gaprindashvili didn’t defeat John Taylor Home News.........................................................................................................................48 10-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan is the UK Women’s Blitz Champion! Forthcoming Events........................................................................................................49 Will you be playing at Telford, Bradford, Stockport or Sligo this month? Overseas News..................................................................................................................50 Sindarov won the Wold Cup and Simon Williams triumphed at Kilkenny! Solutions ..............................................................................................................................54 All the solutions to Find the Winning Moves This Month’s New Releases..........................................................................................55 Reviews of recent releases on Capablanca and important chess principles Saunders on Chess...........................................................................................................58 John on another fabulous instalment of the London Chess Classic
