CHESS Magazine - September 2012New survey reveals 192 million regular players in the UK, US, Germany, Russia and IndiaUK's most popular CHESS Magazine - established 1935! All the regular features of the UK's best-selling CHESS magazine plus more! British Championships, North Shields - Richard Palliser reports on Gawain Jones's success in the North East, with Gawain himself annotating his best games Biel Festival - Steve Giddins reports on the traditional Swiss tournament, and Wang Hao's achievement in finishing ahead of Magnus Carlsen Interview: Andrew Poulson - John Saunders and Matthew Read meet the man who holds the rights to organising the world championship in the next few years Dutch Summer of Chess - Yochanan Afek tours the chess tournaments of the Netherlands - and wonders why more Brits don't make the trip! Chess in the 1980's - John Saunders moves on to the 1980s, and the magazine's tricky switch from descriptive to algebraic notation Study Chess with Matthew Sadler - The genial English GM introduces his exciting new book - plus a fascinating extract from it Do you think like an Olympian? - Angus Dunnington ponders the question of what chessplayers can learn from Olympics sports stars Plus more!
