New In Chess 2017#8 covers the new Junior World Champion Aryan Tari, Ding Liren's Game of the Year and the Mallorca Grand Prix. And of course there is an abundance of exclusive masterclasses by elite players from all over the world.
Is blitz a drug?
Jennifer Vallens explains how getting your fix may fix your game.
The Game of the Year
Ding Liren created a masterpiece of lasting beauty, annotated by the Chinese GM himself.
Another Norwegian
Norways up-and-coming man Aryan Tari is the new Junior World Champion.
Mind Games in Mallorca
While Radjabov and Vachier-Lagrave saw their hopes to earn a place in the Candidates tournament go up in smoke, two GMs not present in Mallorca could celebrate their qualification at home.
Peak ratings
Who will be missed most at the Candidates in Berlin?
Judit Polgars column
Coaching a team is not merely a matter of fielding the strongest players.
Dont spoil the fun
Nigel Short argues that its lack of chess culture if you deny your opponent the chance to show the point of his fine
play.
A family festival
Jan Timman writes about a battle of generations, Jorden van Foreests last chance, and Jordens talented little sister, 10-year-old Machteld.
Secrets of Opening Surprises
Magnus Carlsen builds a case for a refined Owens Defence.
Bill Lombardy: 1937-2017
Mark Wieder remembers an old friend, increasingly embittered and hard to deal with, but with a never-ending love
for the game.
Fair Square
What was part of Jane Fondas happiness in her marriage with Roger Vadim?
Azerbaijan European Champions
Unruffled by a sensational first-round loss, Azerbaijan went on to win the European Team Championship ahead of
Russia in a classic comeback story.
For fun for blood
Entertainment and experiment are the key words as top stars engage in unusual competitions at the Champions
Showdown in St. Louis. The World Champion was in a league of his own.
Maximize Your Tactics
Find the right moves.
Sadler on Books
Matthew Sadler was happy to receive more than one book with series of instructive positions.
The journey of a lifetime
Hans Ree read a book about chess life in the period of Dutch colonial rule in Indonesia.
Just Checking
What was the best thing Maxim Dlugy ever said about chess?
Issue 2017#2 brings you 108 pages of the best in chess: Living the dream As if he is casually checking off dream goals on a bucket list, Wesley So is going from strength to strength. In Wijk aan Zee the 23-year-old American reached a new milestone as he claimed another super-tournament, for the first time finishing ahead of the World Champion. Interview: Adhiban Baskaran Meet the next big thing from India. Still Writhing In Agon(y) Nigel Short cannot believe why hardly anyone wants to see wh
Tim Brennan and Anthea Carson are back! The best way to improve at chess is to solve tactics puzzles. Tim and Anthea only take positions from genuine amateur games and put them out there, warts and all. They have assembled thousands of games by everyday players, and selected the most instructive tactical examples. If you want to improve at chess but have limited time and energy available, this is your book! Now you can study positions that are happening in games you yourself might have play
Masterclasses by Kasparov, Carlsen, Tal, Anand, Kramnik, Ivanchuk, Smyslov, Larsen, Karpov and many others. For more than three decades, every issue of New In Chess magazine has been full of detailed and highly enlightening annotations by the worlds best players of their own best games. Because studying well-annotated master games is the best way to learn the skills that really matter, acclaimed chess author Steve Giddins has revisited the New In Chess vault and assembled the clearest and most didactic
In this sequel to his instant classic, Arthur van de Oudeweetering presents players of almost every level with a fresh supply of easy-to-remember building blocks for their chess knowledge. Pattern recognition is one of the most important mechanisms of chess improvement. It helps you to quickly grasp the essence of a position on the board and find the most promising continuation. In short, well-defined and practical chapters, IM Van de Oudeweetering presents hundreds of surprising middlegame themes.
Miękka okładka. Wydanie w języku angielskim. Opis ze strony wydawnictwa: An advanced club player must look deeper! In this follow-up to his acclaimed 1001 Chess Exercise for Club Players, FIDE Master Frank Erwich teaches you how to reach the next level of identifying weak spots in the position of your opponent, recognizing patterns of combinations, visualizing tricks and calculating effectively.
Issue 2017#1 brings you 108 pages of the best in chess: Close, but no cigar In Doha Magnus Carlsen tied for first in both the Rapid and the Blitz World Championships, but the tiebreak rules decided in favour of the delighted veteran Vasily Ivanchuk and the perhaps even happier Sergey Karjakin. Lust for life Genna Sosonko remembers Mark Taimanov (1926-2016), a man with an unshakeable passion for life. Wesley So finishes in style With a victory in the London Chess Classic, the 23-year-old Ameri
New In Chess 2017#6 covers Hou Yifan and her victory in Biel. And of course there is an abundance of exclusive masterclasses by elite players from all over the world: Levon Aronian, youngest IM in history Praggnanandhaa, MVL and many others. Issue 2017#6 brings you 108 pages of the best in chess: Hou Yifan: Queen Biel The Chinese star underpinned her ambitions to shine in mixed events with a spectacular win after a superb 3/3 finish. Sinquefield Cup Amid a mind-boggling stream of top-quali
The average club player doesnt need to study hundreds of pages of chess opening theory. Understanding structures and finding tactics are much more important than memorizing variations. Renowned German chess trainers Erik Zude and Jörg Hickl have created an ideal club players repertoire for Black. This compact manual presents a set of lines that is conveniently limited in scope, yet varied, solid and complete. The core repertoire is based on lines that the authors have successfully played at (grand)ma
The goal of the books in this series Attacking 101 is to provide detailed analysis of my own attack games played against lower rated players. The players are all rated in the range of 1000 to 1800 - the types of players you would frequently encounter at your local chess club, local tournaments, online, and at home. They make the same errors you regularly witness in your games but here you get to see a Chess Master dissect and exploit the moves, show why they are wrong, and how to punish the opponents poo
The goal of the books in this series Attacking 101 is to provide detailed analysis of my own attack games played against lower rated players. The players are all rated in the range of 1000 to 1800 - the types of players you would frequently encounter at your local chess club, local tournaments, online, and at home. They make the same errors you regularly witness in your games but here you get to see a Chess Master dissect and exploit the moves, show why they are wrong, and how to punish the opponents poo
Issue 2017#5 brings you 108 pages of the best in chess: Smart bear An amazing, chess-loving pet. NICs Café Conor McGregor, another boxer that loves our game, and scantily-clad ladies (playing chess) that got a Tory MP in trouble. Your Move The World Champions manners. And a letter from Prague by David Navara. The strongest tournament ever How high does Altibox Norway Chess 2017 reach on the list? Fair Square Does Madeleine Albright agree that international relations is like a game of
New In Chess 2018#7 brings you 108 pages of the best in chess Double Gold for China In a nail-biting finish China became the big winner of the 43th Olympiad in Batumi. In a unique double strike, the Chinese were victorious both in the Open and the Womens competition. The Best of Batumi With teams from 180 different countries, the 43rd Olympiad in Batumi was a gathering of old and new friends from all corners of the world. Summer of Chess In another month packed with chess, the St. Louis Che
Wersja językowa książki - angielska. Chess Tips for the Improving Player gives practical advice for club players who want to take the next step towards chess mastery. Amatzia Avni looks at life from an unusual angle. His approach is far more creative than merely offering the usual tips such as develop your pieces and control the centre. Instead of repeating clichés seen before in countless books, the author scrutinized a huge number of chess positions, asking himself, What can be learned from them?
Mark Dvoretsky has long been considered one of the premier chess coaches and trainers in the world. He is renowned for taking talented masters and forging them into world-class grandmasters and champions. His literary achievements are also quite distinguished. For example, Dvoretskys Endgame Manual, now in its fourth edition, established itself as the sine qua non of endgame theory from the moment it appeared over a decade ago. In this second volume of his highly-acclaimed autobiographical wor
New In Chess 2017#7 covers Levon Aronian's win of the World Cup, and Carlsen hitting back in the Isle of Man. And of course there is an abundance of exclusive masterclasses by elite players from all over the world: Wesley So, Ding Liren, Anish Giri and many others. Issue 2017#7 brings you 108 pages of the best in chess: Profile: Levon Aronian Mark Glukhovsky writes about Levon Aronians search for spiritual comfort. A personal profile of a dear friend. Aronian wins World Cup In Georgias capital