All the regular features of the UK’s best-selling CHESS magazine and more! Regular features include: How Good is Your Chess? by GM Daniel King, Saunders on Chess, Find the Winning Moves, Never Mind the Grandmasters…, Studies, Home & Overseas News, Forthcoming Events Calendar and Book Reviews.

In this issue:

Editorial……………………………………………………………………………………………………..4

Malcolm Pein on the latest developments in the game

60 Seconds with…Bruce Pandolfini ……………………………………………………7

We discover all about the famous coach and Queens Gambit adviser

A Krushing Success …………………………………………………………………………………8

Irina Krush and Wesley So were victorious in the U.S. Championships

Escapism!………………………………………………………………………………………………..14

Matthew Lunn headed for the Dolomites along with some friends

Magnusficent…………………………………………………………………………………………18

Magnus Carlsen has produced the odd instructive effort of late

How Good is Your Chess?……………………………………………………………………22

Daniel King looks at a wild and wonderful line of the Kings Gambit

Cryptic Chessword……………………………………………………………………………….25

A chess-themed crossword from Avid Old Swan

Find the Winning Moves………………………………………………………………………26

The latest puzzles from the 4NCL Online and U.S. Championships

The Queens Gambit……………………………………………………………………………..30

John Henderson has been enjoying Netflixs biggest recent hit

Christmas Stocking Fillers ………………………………………………………………….35

Some handy suggestions for Christmas from Sean Marsh

Giving Up Professional Chess…………………………………………………………….38

Jonathan Levitt reflects on retirement and his latest book

Never Mind the Grandmasters… ……………………………………………………….42

Carl on the opening surprise and his encounter with Kevin Winter

5,012 Days…………………………………………………………………………………………….44

Steve Firth returned to OTB chess where some things never change

Chess… and my Bucket List! ……………………………………………………………..46

While inputting James Aitkens games, Geoff Chandler was distracted

Readers Letters ……………………………………………………………………………………48

Studies with Stephenson…………………………………………………………………….49

Home News…………………………………………………………………………………………….50

The Caplin British Online Championships begin on December 18th

Overseas News………………………………………………………………………………………51

Rhys Cumming impressed as he made his first IM norm in Portugal

Solutions …………………………………………………………………………………………………52

Detailed answers to all the positions to solve this month

This Months New Releases ………………………………………………………………..54

Works on the 2020 Candidates, Steinitz, and puzzles are reviewed

Saunders on Chess………………………………………………………………………………..58

John on the dangers of transcribing games into Britbase format

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