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December 2018

60 Seconds with...Thomas Engqvist - The Swedish author and IM twice enjoyed playing David Bronstein

Battling with the Best - Andrew Ledger reports from the European Club Cup in Greece

Mr & Mrs Monopolise the Manx Money - The Isle of Man attracted a stellar field, watched by John Saunders

Brilliancies in Batumi - Ding Liren and Sarunas Sulskis both won in style at the Olympiad

The Welsh Ordeal - Carl Strugnell reports as much on the Kobuleti Olympiad as Batumi

The 300 Most Important Chess Positions - Thomas Engqvist presents three and you can win his new book

Christmas Stocking Fillers - Uncertain what you want for Christmas? Sean Marsh has some tips

Never Mind the Grandmasters... - Carl features a game won and annotated by Jovanka Houska

How Good is Your Chess? - Daniel King thought Poland were the hard luck story of the Olympiad

Opening Trends - Lines of the English remain popular, as shown by Aronian-Duda

Find the Winning Moves - Can you do as well as the players at the 4NCL International?

Still Going Strong - Sarah and Alex Longson reflect on running the UK Chess Challenge

Overseas News - Mike Basman took on a fellow chess legend in Haarlem

Home News - Matthew Turner and Simon Williams qualified for the British KO

Sean Marsh looks at new books on the Trompowsky and QGD

Saunders on Chess - John on what a chess player really shouldn’t say, but sometimes does

May 2018

60 Seconds with...Robert Ris - The Dutch IM likes to escape to Cuba and has two new works out

Dropping in on the Candidates - Daniel Fernandez went to Georgia via Berlin and annotates two games

Fabulous Fabi - Fabiano Caruana proved a cut above in the Candidates in Berlin

A Road to the World Cup - Gawain Jones and Luke McShane ventured to Batumi to qualify

Tough Battles - David Howell and Matthew Sadler had to fight hard in the 4NCL

The Greatest Chess Game Ever Played? - Or so wonders Correspondence Senior IM Mike Read

The Anatoly Lein Chamber of Horrors - John Henderson remembers the late American GM Anatoly Lein

Lein Brilliance - Malcolm Pein presents two highly instructive Lein wins

When Capa came to Margate - The world’s best were once drawn to Kent, as Robert Page explains

The Chess Talents of Emily and Michael Green - Or, the downside of not resigning before you start, by James Essinger

November 2018

60 Seconds with...Erik Kislik - Have you seen before Erik’s favourite game, Gusev-Auerbach?

A Rainy Night in Georgia - Tim Wall shares his personal impressions of the FIDE Congress

China! - A round-up of the Batumi Olympiad, where China took double gold

The Chinese Immortal - John Henderson remembers where China began at the Olympiad

How Caruana can defeat Magnus - Erik Kislik shows that even Magnus’s game contains weak spots

Celebrating Peter’s Life - Sarah Longson organised an event to remember Peter Poobalasingam

Find the Winning Moves - 24 more positions to suit all levels and help keep you tactically sharp

Kipping: Men and Myths - Bob Jones explains all about a famous chess dynasty, the Kippings

Never Mind the Grandmasters... - Carl looks at how logistics might help us at the chessboard

Memories of Krakow - Chris Wood remembers a student trip behind the Iron Curtain

Remembering Peggy - A tribute to the remarkable daughter of B.H. Wood, Peggy Clarke

Young Lilian - Brian Gosling explains about an episode in chess problem history

Studies with Stephenson - Brian reports on the World Chess Solving Championship

How Good is Your Chess? - Daniel King takes a good look at the play of Parham Maghsoodloo

Forthcoming Events - A full listing of UK tournaments (and lectures!) this November

Overseas News - Young Russian GM Vladislav Artemiev has been in red-hot form

Home News - Keith Arkell was another to enjoy a successful September

This Month’s New Releases - Works on Caruana, Carlsen, Korchnoi and Blackburne are reviewed

Saunders on Chess - John enjoyed England’s successful showing at the Olympiad

July 2019

Editorial - Malcolm Pein on the latest developments in the game

60 Seconds with...Danny Rosenbaum - We catch up with the ECF’s new Social Media Manager

In Seventh Heaven - Magnus Carlsen destroyed a top-class field and on home soil no less

Guildford: The Inside Story - Roger Emerson explains what makes his 4NCL star team tick so well

An Elite Test - Matthew Sadler enjoyed the challenge of facing Richard Rapport

The 4NCL Round-Up - Guildford’s only defeat and news on who went down

It’s a Knockout! - Nepomniachtchi won as the FIDE Grand Prix had a makeover

Find the Winning Moves - Can you do as well as the players at the 4NCL?

Twa Pairs of Thabills wt thair Men - Craig Pritchett reports from a very strong event at Lindores Abbey

How to Celebrate Your Club Centenary - Phil Crocker explains how Chester marked 100 years as a chess club

A Magnus Masterclass - Jonathan Speelman examines Carlsen’s magical endgame play

How Good is Your Chess? - Daniel King examines a remarkable encounter from Moscow

Never Mind the Grandmasters... - Carl enjoyed an evening of chess with two local FMs

Tragedy on Board - Amatzia Avni demonstrates some striking chess tragedies

Overseas News - Gawain Jones has remained very busy around the world

Home News - The latest results and news of the upcoming Mind Sports Olympiad

This Month’s New Releases - Sean Marsh examines Cyrus Lakdawala’s latest detailed effort

Saunders on Chess - John takes a detailed look at the Armageddon results from Norway

February 2019

60 Seconds with...Chris Skulte - The captain of Celtic Tigers in the 4NCL certainly likes his chess

Wars and Draws - A new format was trialled at the London Chess Classic

Is Hastings Dying? - So pondered Danny Gormally after sharing first place there

How Good is Your Chess? - Daniel King was very impressed by the AlphaZero vs Stockfish match

Modern Chess: Part Two - Milos Pavlovic discusses the impact engines are having

Find the Winning Moves - Can you do as well as the players at the Classic and Hastings?

Never Mind the Grandmasters... - Carl Portman is fed up with the amount of clutter around the board

The Life and Death of Grandmaster Blimp - Tim Wall reflects on a recent book on the Carlsen-Caruana match

Dangerous Moments - Amatzia Avni on the theme embarras de richesses

Christmas Quiz - All the answers to last month’s tricky questions and puzzles

Studies with Stephenson - Brian presents an award-winning study by Oleg Pervakov

A Fishy Tale - An novel attempt to create a rival to AlphaZero, by J. Corfield

Hampstead Congress Comes of Age - Adam Raoof has been delighted by junior success at his events

Overseas News - Daniil Dubov & Magnus Carlsen are the World Rapid & Blitz Champions

Three-Way Go - It’s no surprise which teams are on 4/4 in the 4NCL

Home News - The latest results and a tribute to popular FM Steve Berry

Sean Marsh reviews Carsten Hensel’s work on Vladimir Kramnik

Saunders on Chess - John remains dedicated to furthering his chess education