New In Chess 2018/3: The Club Player's Magazine

This New In Chess 2018/3: The Club Player's Magazine is an English-language chess magazine for club players and anyone who wants to stay close to top-level chess, openings, tactics and tournament play. This 108-page issue brings together tournament reports, interviews, analysis, columns and training material in a format that works well for both reading and study.

What’s inside this issue?

The main feature follows Fabiano Caruana and his victory in the FIDE Candidates Tournament in Berlin. After a dramatic run of games, Caruana became the first American challenger for the world title since Bobby Fischer in the unified World Championship era.

You’ll also find an interview with Fabiano Caruana by Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam, giving readers a chance to hear the challenger’s own perspective on the fight at the top.

The issue also looks at the prize fund in the World Championship match, tracing how the financial side of the title fight has changed over time. Alongside that, the magazine offers a mix of writing that connects chess history, strategy and modern tournament practice.

Analysis, columns and training

This issue goes well beyond one event. It includes:

• a Judit Polgar column on the beauty of breaking strategic rules,
• a new Maxim Dlugy column on the secrets of blitz,
• Secrets of Opening Surprises with unusual opening ideas from Levon Aronian,
• a personal report by Adhiban Baskaran on the Reykjavik Open and the spirit of Fischer in Reykjavik,
• Jan Timman on Viswanathan Anand’s latest success at the Tal Memorial,
• Chess Training: Maximize Your Tactics, focused on finding the right moves.

That balance makes the magazine useful not only for following major events, but also for readers who want to improve their understanding of openings, tactics and practical rapid play.

Regular features and extra reading

The issue is rounded out by the long-running features that help define New In Chess. Inside you’ll also find:

• Celeb64: Leonard Nimoy,
• NIC’s Café with references to Stephen Hawking and chess, and to Jude Acers in New Orleans,
• Your Move with a response from correspondence players to criticism from Nigel Short,
• Fair & Square with a question about the “warmest” book by Vladimir Nabokov,
• a piece on Louis Paulsen (1833–1891), one of the pioneers of the modern school of chess,
• Short Stories on how Nigel Short came around to Twitter,
• Exhilarated and exhausted about Ray Charles and his Braille chess set, seen through the lens of photographer Neal Preston,
• Sadler on Books with reviews including an intriguing book about an unclear period in Alekhine’s life,
• a Hans Ree piece about the painful moment when he felt he could no longer play chess,
• Just Checking with a question about Lawrence Trent’s life motto.

If you want an English chess magazine that combines current events, well-known names and material you can actually learn from, New In Chess 2018/3 is a strong addition to any chess reading list.

Key details

• Product type: chess magazine
• Publication: New In Chess 2018/3: The Club Player's Magazine
• Language: English
• Pages: 108
• Main feature: Fabiano Caruana and his victory in the FIDE Candidates Tournament in Berlin
• Interview: Fabiano Caruana interview by Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam
• Included content: tournament reports, interviews, analyses, columns and training material