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British Chess Magazine (August 2026)
All the regular features of the UK's best-selling CHESS magazine and more! Regular features include: How Good is Your Chess? by GM Daniel King, Saunders on Chess, Find the Winning Moves, Never Mind the Grandmasters..., Studies, Home & Overseas News, Forthcoming Events Calendar and Book Reviews.
In this issue:
Editorial
Malcolm Pein on the latest developments in the game
60 Seconds with...Szymon Gumularz
We learn a little about the Polish Champion, who took on Gawain Jones
A Match and Two Norms!
Jonathan Arnott reports on some high-quality chess in Sheffield
Forthcoming Events
How Good Is Your Chess?
Daniel King on the talent, rise and potential of Yagiz Erdogmus
How to Beat a Grandmaster
Paul Littlewood recalls the attacking prowess of his father, John Littlewood
Trying to Understand the Lasker-Reichhelm postion
Neil Hickman continues to investigate the theory of corresponding squares
Find The Winning Moves
A bumper 33 puzzles lest you’re feeling rusty and about to play this summer
The Immortal Enigma
John Henderson grapples with a very (in)famous game, Anderssen-Kieseritzky
ChessFest in Pictures
A visual recap of the goings on at the UK’s largest one-day chess event
Is the Ratings System Broken?
Ben Graff explores why ratings matter and whether the system is working
Genius Ideas
Geoff Chandler never passes by a charity shop
Night Clubbing
Edinburgh’s Keith Ruxton on the evolution of the second-oldest chess club
Never Mind the Grandmasters
Carl enjoyed a simul given by the Editor in Kenilworth, including a notable defeat
Don’t Like Licking Stamps
Mike Donnelly recalls two strong OTB players suffering at correspondence
An Unsung Hero
Neil Pennock looks back on the Scarborough Chess Festival of 1926
As Easy as ABC: Part II
Junior Tay continues his coverage of Matthias Blübaum’s antidote to the Catalan
Overseas News
Success for Alireza Firouzja, Danny Gormally and Mukhiddin Madaminov
Home News
Andrew Greet retained his Scottish title and Surrey the County Championship
Solutions
This Month’s New Releases
Sean Marsh very much enjoyed Salo Flohr: From Chess Fighter to Chess Writer
Saunders on Chess
John on Charles Wreford-Brown, chess, soccer and the World Cup
British Chess Magazine (July 2026)
Pragg’s Fab Four Finish
After six rounds he languished in last place. Winning his last four games, Praggnanandhaa shot up to first place at the spectacular Norway Chess 2026 edition in Oslo.
Interview: Praggnanandhaa
‘My generation has certainly proved that we are top players. If you just see our results, we have done everything.’
Interview: Elham Amar
When he became an IM at 17, he had never ever opened a chess book, never used ChessBase and had never been abroad. Four years on, Norway’s Elham Amar is a GM and has just crossed 2600.
Second comes first
We knew him as Sindarov’s passionate second. Now Mukhiddin Madaminov has won the UzChess Masters, ahead of several super-GMs.
Blindfold anyone?
Swedish GM Axel Smith explains how easy it is to play 50 opponents blindfold. He managed 49 himself.
Magnus Magic in Malmõ
Looking to play some classical games before Norway Chess, Magnus Carlsen hand-picked the Tepe Sigeman tournament to gain some practice.
Exchange for the better
When is the right moment to trade pieces or pawns and what is your objective?
Life’s a Beach
Boris Gelfand looks at games from around the world that piqued his interest.
Keep it easy
Nikolaos Ntirlis presents four practical opening ideas from current tournament practice that promise good play; two for White and two for Black.
The Model Game
A fine effort by British prodigy Bodhana Sivanandan.
Sadler on Books
From a chess biography of a forgotten master to a collection of tips first published on Twitter, Matthew Sadler shines his light on a wide variety of new books.
From Last to First!
Praggnanandhaa did the double over Carlsen at Norway Chess
How Good is Your Chess?
Daniel King presents a victory by Harry Grieve, England’s newest GM
An Amazing Six Days
Harry Grieve reveals how he obtained his third and final norm in Budapest
As Easy as ABC
Junior Tay on an easy-to-play system, A Blübaum Catalan (ABC)
60 Seconds with...Frederick Waldhausen Gordon
We learn a little about the 15-year-old IM and British Rapidplay Champion
Correspondingly Difficult
Neil Hickman tries to get to grips with the theory of corresponding squares
Paul Littlewood looks at some fine attacking play by his England team-mates
Can you do as well as the players at the Welsh and the TePe Sigeman?
A New Blindfold Record?
John Knott reports on the extraordinary achievement of Axel Smith
James “Jimmy” Adams
Remembering a popular, long-standing former Editor of these pages
Chess Problems as Personal Expression
NM Ilan Vardi explores his interest in problems and endgame studies
Bird of Prey
FM Julian Way on the incredible artistry of Henry Bird (1829–1908)
Carl remembers the creative, ingenious and daring play of Mikhail Tal
Anastasiia Hnatyshyn sprang a big surprise at the European Women’s Individual
From the Queen’s Building to Queen Street
Tim Paulden reports on a very special 50th Anniversary East Devon Congress
Weekend tournament results from the British Rapidplay up until mid-June
Will you be playing the Scottish, in South Wales or at the British coming up?
Sean Marsh enjoyed recent publications on the isolani and Max Euwe
John on his relationship with chess books, databases and opening theory
Chess Magazine (established 1935) is the UK’s best-selling chess publication.
Published monthly, each issue comprises 60 pages with coverage of all major chess tournaments, regular features on opening theory (mainline & offbeat) - interviews with top players, instructional articles by top players, tactics puzzles based on the latest games, features on chess history, chess studies & problems, book reviews, and much more! 12 issues delivered direct to your letterbox on a monthly basis.
Regular contributors include: Gawain Jones, Michael Adams, Daniel King, GM Danny Gormally, Simon Williams, Jon Speelman, Richard Palliser, Malcolm Pein, Paul Littlewood, Junior Tay, John Saunders, Carl Portman, and Ben Graff.
In Schach 7/2026 finden Sie Berichte über folgende Veranstaltungen/Themen:
* Norway Chess in Oslo
* Europameisterschaft der Frauen
* Goldtour
* Schachgeschichte: Lubomir Kavalek
* Turnierrundschau: Taschkent, Mannschafts-Schnell- und Blitz-WM
* Interview: Simon Reinhard
* Fragebogen: Felix Blohberger
* Kombinationsschule, Problemschach, Turnierausschreibungen, Rezension
* Mitarbeiter dieser Ausgabe: Felix Blohberger, Stefan Löffler, Mihail Marin, Peter Heine Nielsen, Franz Pachl, Elisabeth Pähtz, Michael Prusikin, Fiona Sieber, Genna Sosonko, Max Warmerdam
British Chess Magazine (June 2026)
In Schach 6/2026 finden Sie Berichte über folgende Veranstaltungen/Themen:
* Grand Chess Tour Bukarest und Warschau
* TePe Sigeman & Co Malmö
* Abschluss Herren-Bundesliga
* Open Orosei (Sardinien)
* Schachgedanken: Schachfilme
* Mitropa-Cup
* Mannnschafts-WM der Senioren
* Fragebogen: Alexandr Fier
* Mitarbeiter dieser Ausgabe: Oleg Aronson, Dr. Gerhard Köhler, Mihail Marin, Adrian Michaltschischin, Karsten Müller, Peter Heine Nielsen, Franz Pachl, Michael Prusikin, Josefine Safarli
SCHACH die älteste noch erscheinende Schachzeitschrift der Welt – ihre historischen Wurzeln reichen bis ins Jahr 1846 zurück.
British Chess Magazine (May 2026)
A Star is Born
Dominating the Candidates in Cyprus in unprecedented fashion, 20-year-old Javokhir Sindarov earned the right to challenge World Champion Gukesh (19) in the youngest world title match ever. Vaishali Rameshbabu emerged as the winner in the Women’s Candidates.
Interview: Javokhir Sindarov
‘I have become a really good professional chess player.’
Interview: Roman Vidonyak
‘Compared to training in other sports, we are still in the Paleolithic Age.’
Prague Masters
Unruffled by Jorden van Foreest’s explosive tournament start, Nodirbek Abdusattorov retained his focus on his own play and pipped the Dutchman at the post.
Tournament Roundup
Boris Gelfand looks at recent games from around the world.
In memoriam Jan Timman
‘Being with Jan was always a comforting moment outside of time. Those playful smiles of his, the gestures, the sovereign calm.’
‘Far out, isn’t it?’
Erwin l’Ami remembers Jan Timman.
Jan’s Saga
Helgi Olafsson writes about Jan Timman’s warm ties with Iceland.
Three Timman Treats
Jacob Aagaard selected three fine Timman wins from different periods of his long career.
A Huge Appetite for Life
Jon Speelman misses a charming warrior.
Timman’s Combinations
Fair & Square
Peter Heine Nielsen’s brief review of Untold: Chess Mates.
Eze’s Edge
NIC’s Café
Erling Haaland thinks ‘chess is an incredible game’ and so does Olympic superstar Johannes Klaebo.
Celeb 64
Sir William Golding, English novelist.
The Scoresheet
Niemann-Aravindh, Prague 2026.
Improving the Worst Piece
Renier Castellanos is your Killer Chess Training coach.
Reimagining the Opening
Fresh opening ideas curated by Nikolaos Ntirlis.
Viva Ruy Lopez
A new model game presented by Christof Sielecki.
Killer Blow
Exercises to sharpen your tactics.
Bobby Fischer remains a model of relentless accuracy.
Just Checking
Who is Keti Tsatsalashvili’s favourite player?
The Last Column
Shortly after the medics had told him that he should start thinking in months rather than years, Jan Timman wrote a ‘spare column’.
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