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 A Different Class .................................................................................................8 Magnus Carlsen simply destroyed the Tata Steel field at Wijk Battle of the Sexes ..........................................................................................18 John Saunders was in Gibraltar to witness a unique match 60 Seconds with... IM & WGM Irina Bulmaga.......................................23 We meet the Gibraltar commentator and professional player A Sense of Purpose..........................................................................................24 Julian Way pays homage to the fine strategic play of Evgeny Najer Find the Winning Moves.................................................................................26 Can you do as well as Karjakin, Mannion, Morozevich et al? The Benefits of Netflix ..................................................................................30 Matthew Read on a new London-based social chess venture How Good is Your Chess?..............................................................................32 Daniel King remembers 10-time British Champion Jonathan Penrose How to Beat a Grandmaster.........................................................................35 Paul Littlewood explores how he beat GM Vltako Kovacevic Endgame Expertise ..........................................................................................36 Andrew Brett enjoyed an Arkell and D’Costa endings masterclass Forthcoming Events.........................................................................................38 Will you be playing at Blackpool or somewhere else this March? Never Mind the Grandmasters... ................................................................40 Carl has decided on a second for his return to the tournament hall Kurt Richter: Chess Blitzkrieg ....................................................................42 Mike Donnelly on how Richter’s style fitted the 1930s and 40s Back in the (Hey) Day.....................................................................................46 Bob Jones on the size of Staffordshire, and Cannock’s early success Home News..........................................................................................................48 Some cracking games, and Keith Arkell triumphed at Harrogate Studies with Stephenson...............................................................................51 Brian on Paul Byway and the lack of UK study composers Overseas News...................................................................................................52 Success for Aronian, Kolbus, Matlakov, Mirzoev and Nakamura Solutions ...............................................................................................................53 This Month’s New Releases ..........................................................................54 Impressive tomes from Pritchett, Sokolov and Werle are reviewed Saunders on Chess............................................................................................58 John very much enjoyed Gibraltar and ponders team success
