Ajedrez. Revista. Magazine New in Chess 2015/8

The Club Player's Magazine

Content

Season's Greetings

Contributing editor Anish Giri is happy! He is the youngest participant in the Candidates'.

Nirvana and Chess

Photographer Gary Tyson has been snapping chess scenes in Varanasi, India.

NIC's Café

Global Chess in Budapest. Explosive: what Walter Browne secretly thought about Bent Larsen. The Hip-Hop Chess Federation. Death of a cult player.

Your Move

When Patti met Bobby: and now for an eye-witness account.

Infographic

Who of the present Candidates would bet he toughest challenger for Carlsen?

Fair & Square

What Aung San Suu Kyi, Vladimir Putin, Geoffrey Boycott, Jim Slater and others said about chess.

Russian Relief

Not for the first time the Russians were the favourites at the European Team Championship. But this time they won! Team captain Mark Glukhovsky explains why, with game commentary by Svidler and Tomashevsky. Further annotations by Aronian and Rapport.

Sedated Sloths

Nigel Short finds the quality of arbiters a major cause for concern.

A Feast for the Fast

Fascinating masterclasses from the World Rapid and Blitz Championship. Carlsen's second Peter Heine Nielsen on the patience, precision and optimism of his boss. Alexander Grischuk gives a hilarious impression of the final blitz rounds.

Maximize Your Tactics

Train your tactical skills with Russian expert Maxim Notkin.

All of the Knight

Columnist Judit Polgar on her favourite piece.

Downward Spiral

Parimarjan Negi explains how you can keep your game from spinning out of control.

The Candidates

Anish Giri looks at the favourites for the coveted wild card and the player who actually got it.

Upsets In Skopje

Two gems from the European Club Cup annotated by Vladimir Kramnik and Yannick Pelletier.

Buried Bishops

The joys of locking up your opponent's bishop.

Sadler On Books

Matthew Sadler reviews a bunch of self-improvement books: 'Recognizing Your Opponents Resources' by Dvoretsky, the 4th edition of '100 Endgames You Must Know' by De la Villa, 'Mastering Chess Middlegames' by Panchenko and 'Chess Structures' by Rios.

S.O.S.

A clever early deviation against the Najdorf.

Bilbao Masters

Wesley So reports on the biggest win of his career.

Honorary Gentleman

Hans Ree and the role of money in chess.

Travels in Time

Jan Timman on the PokerStars Tournament on the Isle of Man, and his match against a 47 year younger opponent in Hoogeveen.

Just Checking

Who is Simon Williams' favourite actress?

Contributors to this issue

Levon Aronian, Jeroen Bosch, Anish Giri, Mark Glukhovsky, Alexander Grischuk, Vladimir Kramnik, Dylan McClain, Parimarjan Negi, Peter Heine Nielsen, Maxim Notkin, Arthur van de Oudeweetering, Yannick Pelletier, Judit Polgar, Richard Rapport, Hans Ree, Matthew Sadler, Nigel Short, Wesley So, Peter Svidler, Jan Timman, Evgeny Tomashevsky, Simon Williams

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