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 British Success at the Bob Wade Memorial.............................................................8 Michael Adams reports on his enjoyable visit to New Zealand Forthcoming Events........................................................................................................15 Play begins in the Candidates on March 29th! How Good is Your Chess?.............................................................................................16 Daniel King assesses Praggnanandhaa’s chances ahead of the Candidates Uncompromising Battles...............................................................................................20 Yochanan Afek made his favourite pilgrimage to Wijk aan Zee The Chess Life of Captain George Henry Mackenzie ......................................24 Craig Pritchett enjoyed getting to grips with a colossal new release Queen of Chess.................................................................................................................30 John Henderson has the lowdown on the new Netflix chess release 60 Seconds with... Jennifer Shahade......................................................................34 We caught up with the chess and poker pro, and author of Thinking Sideways The First Women’s World Champion? .....................................................................35 Neil Hickman looks back at the first International Ladies’ Chess Tournament Abandoning the File ........................................................................................................37 José Vilela on why it may not always be wise to contest an open file Kindred Spirits...................................................................................................................42 James Essinger looks at the links between playing chess and writing fiction How to Beat a Grandmaster........................................................................................45 Paul Littlewood recalls a headline-making win by a young Nigel Short Never Mind the Grandmasters ...................................................................................46 Carl enjoyed a trip down memory lane and back to The Master Game Find the Winning Moves................................................................................................49 Positions from late 2025 and 2026 to test your tactical ability Home News.........................................................................................................................52 Finlay Bowcott-Terry and Alan Merry started the year in fine form Overseas News..................................................................................................................53 Carlsen won the Freestyle and Felix Blohberger the Open at Sligo Solutions ..............................................................................................................................54 This Month’s New Releases..........................................................................................55 Sean Marsh didn’t expect to be reviewing a biography of Fred Yates Saunders on Chess...........................................................................................................58 John presents another recently uncovered game by the late, great Tony Miles
