Interview with GM-elect David Brodsky
MY GENERATION
Josip Asik
Cover Story
A TACTICIAN WITH STRONG COMPETITIVE DRIVE
David Brodsky
No World Title Match for the No.1 U.S. player
FABI’S MISSED CHANCES
Jeffery Xiong
Russian GM Ian Nepomniachtchi is the new world title challenger
CARLSEN’S NEMESIS?
Illia Nyzhnyk
Openings
CREATIVITY ON TRIAL
Romain Edouard
Master Class
ALL-ROUND TRAINING
GM Jacob Aagaard
Hans Niemann heads astrong field of opponents
A GOLDEN TICKET
Grayson Rorrer
The background story to an unusual game
THE LOOK!
Dusan Krunic
Amidst new faces and rousing competition, Annie Wang comes out on top
A TRIUMPH OF EXPERIENCE
Grayson Rorrer
15-year-old wins the National Open
HITTING THE JACKPOT IN LAS VEGAS
Arthur Guo
Chess parenting
CHESS AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS
By Victor Orr
Endings
SENIOR ENDGAME MOMENTS
GM Alex Fishbein
Chess Tech
NEVER RUN AWAY FROM DATA!
Jon Edwards
A Remembrance
GLENN ARNE PETERSEN
Pete Tamburro
Book reviews
FRESH LEAVES FROM THE BOOKSHELF
FM Carsten Hansen
5X5
Where Grandmasters advise young players
GM David Smerdon
