6 Ladies playing Chess A stunning piece of street art in Kaunas, Lithuania, shows two ladies from famous Leonardo da Vinci paintings engaged in a game of chess. 106 Just Checking Does Jennifer Yu have any superstitions concerning chess?.
Jan Timman presents highlights from the past five years. 100 Brilliant studies The study database of Harold van der Heijden is an inexhaustible goldmine. 99 They Are the Champions Sehyun Kwon is the national champion of South Korea.
No matter if you re looking for safe and solid or unusual and adventurous. 94 Sadler on Books If one of your New Year s resolutions was to work on your openings, Matthew Sadler is happy to be your guide. 90 Aronian s lessons Judit Polgar looks at the qualities that make the Armenian number one special. 88 Maximize Your Tactics Find the right moves. 80 The Blitz Whisperer Maxim Dlugy provides useful tips and tricks how to play Armageddon games. 70 Secret matches with Tal For the first time, Oleg Romanishin writes about his secret training matches with the Magician from Riga , reliving a dear memory from which he emerged with a positive score. 64 NIC Swindle Award Expert par excellence David Smerdon, author of The Complete Chess Swindler , selected the most baffling entry.
By Daniil Dubov s Game of the Year . 40 Tight race in Moscow In the Russian Super Final a tense neck-and-neck race between Ian Nepomniachtchi and Sergey Karjakin was only decided on the final day. 35 What would you play? Test your decision-making skills with Thomas Toolbox Willemze.
And he believes he recognizes Harry Beltik too. 15 Celeb64: Ringo Starr 29 Fair Square How did Dennis Hassabis pitch his business idea to billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel? 30 Finding Beth Harmon Larry Kaufman is confident he knows who served as inspiration for Beth Harmon in The Queen s Gambit .
The big winner was 33-year-old Teimour Radjabov. 11 Your Move Now that the Candidates tournament is suspended, did you ever wonder which players were the most successful Candidates in history? 12 Teimour Radjabov redux The Airthings Masters took an unpredictable course as one favourite after the other (including Magnus Carlsen) fell by the wayside. 8 NIC s Cafe While we eagerly await Bollywood s Vishy Anand, The Movie , US Marines prepare for battle playing chess. 6 Ladies playing Chess A stunning piece of street art in Kaunas, Lithuania, shows two ladies from famous Leonardo da Vinci paintings engaged in a game of chess
