New in Chess Magazine 2014/2

Publisher: New in Chess, 2014, Pages: 106, Magazine

Strategy Skills

Your Move

NIC’s Café

A Magnet Named Magnus

The Zurich Chess Challenge has rapidly become one of the finest elite gatherings.InterviewOver an organic hamburger Magnus Carlsen looks back on his first months as World Champion.

Fair & Square

Vugar Gashimov 1986-2014

An unusually talented player and an exceptional human being has left us.

Agony

Nigel Short wonders why Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and Andrew Paulson would sign a document if it was only a draft. 

Beware: Brilliancy!

Masters on TourIn a mighty display of eagerness and creativity Levon Aronian won the Tata Steel Chess Tournament for the fourth time.

Interview:

The winner of Wijk aan Zee talks freely about his passions and priorities.

Training

Award-winning author Jacob Aagaard argues that chess is a team sport.

A Love Story

Ivan Cheparinov claimed the £20,000 winner’s cheque at the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival.

Tata Steel Challengers

Ivan Saric won the right to play in next year’s top group in Wijk aan Zee.

Sadler on Books

Just Checking

Find out a good reason why a knowledge of chess is useful in everyday life.