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//-->This month’s sample articles are from the- The UK’s biggest and best magazine for chess players.April2016issue ofChessIf you’re not already a subscriber you might liketo consider our introductory offer below.CHESSMAGAZINETHE BESTCoverage of ALL major chess tournamentsInterviews with top GMsIN THE UK!Chess Studies & ProblemsFeatures on Chess Historyand much more!Regular features on Opening Theory (mainline & offbeat)Lots of instructional articles by top players2 pages of tactics puzzles every month.95FOR JUST£29HSubscribe to COFFERESSSubscribers can now receive an annotated database by email with all the chess fromthe magazine in an eletronic format directly by email, completely free of charge!Play through the games & puzzles without setting up a board!Contributors include: GM Michael Adams, GM Gawain JonesGM Danny King, GM Danny Gormally, GM Simon Williams,IM Erik Kislik, GM Jon Speelman, IM Richard Palliser,IM Malcolm Pein, IM Erik Kislik, John Saunders,Steve Giddins, and more.1-year Subscription (12 issues) RRP £49.95That’s just £2.50 per issue delivered!(RRP £49.95).50 perThat’s just £2d!issue delivere* Special offer open only to UK residents who have not previously subscribed to CHESS MagazineSPECIAL OFFER £29.95*As a subscriber you also receive a 10% discount on all ordersSubscribe Online: www.chess.co.uk/shop... or by calling: 020 7486 7015 or 020 7288 1305ChessSubscription Rates:United Kingdom1 year (12 issues)2 year (24 issues)3 year (36 issues)Founding Editor: B.H. 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M.Sc †Executive Editor: Malcolm PeinEditors: Richard Palliser, Matt ReadAssociate Editor: John SaundersSubscriptions Manager: Paul HarringtonTwitter: @CHESS_MagazineTwitter: @TelegraphChess - Malcolm PeinWebsite: www.chess.co.ukContentsEditorial.................................................................................................................4Malcom Pein on the latest developments60 Seconds with..............................................................................................7WIM Natasha ReganAnother for Hikaru!.........................................................................................8Hikaru Nakamura continued his fine run of form in ZurichBeer & Blitz......................................................................................................12A rather special memorial blitz event took place at the Kings HeadThe Show Rolls On.........................................................................................14Guildford and Cheddleton kept up the gallop at February’s 4NCLHow Good is Your Chess?..........................................................................20Daniel King has been busy in the ChessBase studioAspects of Exchanging...............................................................................23Some useful advice from Steve Giddins, focussing on 3 openingsFind the Winning Moves.............................................................................26Can you do as well or even better than the grandmasters?Recent ‘Cheating Controversies’...........................................................30Junior Tay on some recent rather unsavoury incidentsStudies with Stephenson............................................................................35News from the British Chess Solving ChampionshipNo Second Chance.........................................................................................36James Essinger on why writers have it easier than chess-playersMemories of Miles........................................................................................40Charles Higgie looks back on his student days in SheffieldForthcoming Events.....................................................................................41Where will you be playing in April?Never Mind the Grandmasters.................................................................42Carl Portman would like to discuss the grandmaster speciesThe Girls at the Terafinal............................................................................44Mike Basman on the play of some more rising young starsOverseas News...............................................................................................48Hou Yifan regained her world title from Mariya Muzychuk in LvivHome News.......................................................................................................52Further weekend success for Arkell, Hebden and VakhidovSolutions............................................................................................................54New Books and Software...........................................................................55Sean Marsh reviews works on Botvinnik and ChigorinSaunders on Chess........................................................................................58John very much enjoyed playing blitz at the Kings HeadPhoto credits:Calle Erlandsson (p.50), John Henderson (p.4), Eteri Kublashvili (p.51), DavidLlada (pp.8-9, 11), Ray Morris-Hill (pp.14-15, 17, 31) Sabrina Needham (pp.13, 58),Brendan O’Gorman (pp.7, 53), San Sebastian Open (p.32), John Saunders (p.13), FionaSteil-Antoni (p.16), Sophie Triay (p.49), John Upham (pp.44-46, 48).£49.95£89.95£125£60£112.50£165$90$170$250£72£130£180Europe1 year (12 issues)2 year (24 issues)3 year (36 issues)USA & Canada1 year (12 issues)2 year (24 issues)3 year (36 issues)Rest of World (Airmail)1 year (12 issues)2 year (24 issues)3 year (36 issues)Distributed by:Post Scriptum (UK only),Unit G, OYO Business Park, Hindmans Way,Dagenham, RM9 6LN - Tel: 020 8526 7779LMPI (North America)8155 Larrey Street, Montreal (Quebec),H1J 2L5, Canada - Tel: 514 355-5610Views expressed in this publication are notnecessarily those of the Editors. Contributions tothe magazine will be published at the Editors’discretion and may be shortened if space is limited.No parts of this publication may be reproducedwithout the prior express permission of the publishers.All rights reserved. © 2016Chess Magazine (ISSN 0964-6221) is published by:Chess & Bridge Ltd, 44 Baker St, London, W1U 7RTTel: 020 7288 1305 Fax: 020 7486 7015Email: info@chess.co.uk, Website: www.chess.co.ukFRONT COVER:Cover Design: Matt ReadCover Photography: 123rf.comUS & Canadian Readers – You can contact us via ourAmerican branch – Chess4Less based in West PalmBeach, FL. Call toll-free on 1-877 89CHESS (24377).You can even order Subscriber Special Offers onlinevia www.chess4less.comPrinted in the UK by The Magazine PrintingCompany using only paper from FSC/PEFCsuppliers www.magprint.co.ukwww.chess.co.uk3Find the Winning MovesTest your tactical ability with these positions grouped in rough orderof difficulty. The games come from various recent events, with sometricky unplayed possibilities kindly pointed out to us by Yochanan Afek.Don’t forget that whilst sometimes the key move will force mate or thewin of material, other times itwill just win a pawn.Solutions on page 54Warm-up Puzzles(1)C.Higgie-W.BatesShropshire League 2016White to Play(2)R.Collins-M.White4NCL, Wakefield 2016Black to Play(3)A.Rawlinson-E.KeoghBunratty 2016White to Play(4)B.Van der Zwet-S.WilliamsBunratty 2016Black to Play(5)T.Rendle-K.MoynihanBunratty 2016Black to Play(6)G.Kamsky-M.KazhgaleyevCappelle la Grande 2016White to Play26April 2016Intermediate Puzzles for the Club Player - Solutions on page 54(7)P.Anderson-I.Bin-Suhayl4NCL, Wakefield 2016Black to Play(8)M.Cabanas-M.CostachiBunratty 2016Black to Play(9)M.Admiraal-B.BokWijk aan Zee 2016Black to Play(10)P.Denger-J.FehrBunratty 2016Black to Play(11)O.Korneev-R.BatesBunratty 2016White to Play(12)B.Van der Zwet-R.BatesBunratty 2016Black to Play(13)M.Donnelly-C.PickeringLeamington League 2016White to Play(14)A.Ashton-J.Burnett4NCL, Birmingham 2016White to Play(15)A.Aleksandrov-A.FedorovBelorussian Championship, Minsk 2016Black to Playwww.chess.co.uk27 [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]