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Chess Informant 167 “Speed-up!” presents:

* WIJK AAN ZEE 2026 by GM Miloš Perunović

* WORLD RAPID AND BLITZ CHAMPIONSHIP DOHA 2025 by FM Ivan Martić

* WORLD WOMEN'S RAPID AND BLITZ CHAMPIONSHIP DOHA 2025 by WGM Sabina Foişor

* TASHKENT IV PRESIDENT'S CUP 2025 by FM Csaba Zoltan Varga

* CHESS WORKSHOP – B 11 by GM Mikhail Bryakin

* MICHAEL'S MUSINGS by GM Michael Prusikin

* ROGERS' REMINISCENCES by GM Ian Rogers

Traditional sections:

* The best game and most important theoretical novelty from the previous Volume

* Endgames

* Combinations

* 190 games + Fragments according to ECO Codes.

The periodical that pros use with pleasure is at the same time a must have publication for all serious chess students!

This book is written with the intention to introduce the reader to the creative chess ideas of Michael Basman. He gave up more intense regular tournament chess around the turn of the millennium, to concentrate his energy on the development of school chess. And that is what he is mainly known for in recent times, as the motor who made the UK Chess Challenge blossom. Nowadays the yearly nation-wide school competition still attracts around 40,000 children, and that is not even the record. [...] What will this book present you? First of all a more elaborate picture of Michael Basman’s chess, based on my experiences with this creative master. We played together in two early tournaments around 1980, and (especially in the second one) we discussed the ideas which has given me a clearer idea of the man’s way of chess thinking than before – because the multiple outright rejections in the past and on the net are clear proof that it is not so easy to understand new and creative ideas. These two tournaments, the Biel Masters in 1979 and the Liege Open in 1981 will be presented in separate reports of the events, focusing on the games of the hero of this book, from my point of view.

Mark Dvoretsky is regarded as the leading chess coach in the world, and in this series of books he reveals the training methods that have transformed so many of his pupils into champions.

This first title is devoted to the endgame and examines a wide range of positions, taken mainly from games of the author’s pupils. The comments are packed with practical advice and special test positions and frequent questions ensure that the reader’s participation in the book is an active one.

The French Defence is one of the most popular and reliable responses to 1.e4. Grandmaster Repertoire 15 – The French Defence 2 covers the most critical variation of the Winawer, which occurs after the opening moves 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3† 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Qg4. This volume presents three contrasting ways of meeting White’s aggressive opening system: 7...cxd4 leading to the notorious Winawer Poisoned Pawn; 7...0–0 8.Bd3 f5, a solid yet strategically complex system; and 7...0–0 8.Bd3 Nbc6, which leads to a tense, full-blooded battle

6 SE!ZE the Moment

8 NIC’s Café

A treasure from the BBC Archive, Bodhana Sivanandan’s WGM title, the return of John Healy and more.

14 A new FIDE President

Timur Turlov was elected in the second voting round, as the 38-year-old multibillionaire from Kazakhstan defeated Wadim Rosenstein, a multimillionaire from Germany, 110-85.

18 Interview: Timur Turlov

The new FIDE President wants to take chess into the digital future with the help of global partnerships with big brands.

24 Uzbekistan superb in Samarkand

Seemingly unfazed by the pressure from the home crowd, Team Uzbekistan relied on friendship and an unshakable belief in their potential as they triumphed in the 46th Olympiad in Samarkand. On Board 1, a formidable Nodirbek Abdusattorov led the way, winning a gold medal with a 2869 performance.

33 Celeb 64

Nigerian-born British poet, .playwright, and novelist Sir Ben Okri.

78 China wins Women’s Olympiad

They didn’t bring World Champion Ju Wenjun or any former World Champions and they were only seeded fourth. And yet they won.

92 Uzbekistan’s next generation

As the Olympiad’s host, Uzbekistan was entitled to field more than one team. After 9 rounds, Uzbekistan 2 had the local fans in raptures as they sensationally occupied third place.

100 Is a racoon a he or a she?

Megan Moreland played 200 games on Chess.com, and found she was five times likelier to receive interaction from her opponents when she played as a woman than when she played as a man.

104 A hot summer

Boris Gelfand’s choice pick of fascinating recent games from around the world.

120 GCT is decided in St. Louis

The 2026 Grand Chess Tour came to a close with a month(!) of top-level chess in St. Louis.

136 Pawn sacrifices

Renier Castellanos looks at the strengths and risks of different kinds of pawn sacrifices.

143 The Killer Blow

145 Fair & Square

146 The Scoresheet

Salov-Ljubojevic, Buenos Aires 1994.

148 Unbelievable but true

Is it possible to find new approaches in an opening as old and venerable as the Spanish? Or a relevant new idea as early as move 4 in the Caro-Kann? You bet it is.

152 The Model Game

It’s always time for the Modern Defence.

156 Sadler on Books

Matthew Sadler happily gave himself over to another endgame binge.

162 Just Checking

Which three people would Denis Lazavik like to invite to dinner?

Oops! He’s Back!

Australian Grandmaster Ian Rogers is back with a new book of silly resignation puzzles - the only chess puzzle book where your solution cannot be worse than the player who mistakenly abandoned the game!

Pit your wits against legends from yesteryear to today, from Anderssen to Korchnoi to Gelfand, knowing that they resigned their games unnecessarily and you, perhaps, could have found a way out.

Oops! I Resigned One More Time! is the sequel to Oops! I Resigned Again!, which has gained a cult following since its release in 2021. Marvel again at 100 extraordinary positions and the stories behind them, in themed sets of five, with sneaking a peek at the answers made easy.

Australian grandmaster Ian Rogers is a journalist, author and commentator. He was Australia’s top-ranked player from 1984 until his retirement in 2007. He played 14 Olympiads for Australia and won more than 130 classical tournaments on four continents, including twice winning the Commonwealth Championship title. He resigned unnecessarily only once! This is his second book for Russell Enterprises.

Chess Grandmaster Anish Giri sketches his rise to the chess elite and presents 20 fondly remembered games in his trademark instructive, witty and delightfully unimpressed by reputations. Included is his win against Magnus Carlsen in Wijk aan Zee, the 'Wimbledon' of Chess, in 2011. The Dutch grandmaster is not only an exceptional player, but also a talented writer with a profound knowledge of the game, a great sense of humour and contagious enthusiasm.

Giri was born to a Russian mother and a Nepalese father and has lived in Russia, Japan and the Netherlands. He is Contributing Editor to New In Chess magazine.

Chess Informant 165 “Echoes” presents:

* FIDE WOMEN'S WORLD CUP 2025 by WGM Sabina-Francesca Foişor 

* TASHKENT TOURNAMENT REPORT by GM Miloš Perunović 

* DANNY'S CHESS DIARY by GM Daniel Gormally 

* SERBIA CHESS OPEN 2025 by GM Mikhail Bryakin 

* BIEL INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2025 by IM Neboisa Illijin 

* MALMO 2025 by FM Csaba Zoltan Varga 

* SERBIAN CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 by FM Ivan Martić 

* BOSSA NOVA by GM Rafael Leitao 

* WORLD OF CORRESPONDENCE CHESS by CCIM Barak Gonen

Traditional sections:

* The best game and most important theoretical novelty from the previous Volume 

* Endgames 

* Combinations 

* 200 games + Fragments according to ECO Codes.

The periodical that pros use with pleasure is at the same time a must have publication for all serious chess students!

The follow up of the successfull tactics books of Csaba Balogh. The book consists 551 practical puzzles from the January of 2013 to the July of 2015.

12 monthly issues are included in the annual subscription

The world’s oldest chess magazine, published continuously since 1881!

A comprehensive 2014 update of the classic manual on the King’s Indian Defense by Eduard Gufeld. Variations covered include Sämisch Variation, Classical Variation, Four Pawns Attack, as well as many sidelines.

The second volume of the Black repertoire is dedicated to the King’s Indian Defense