Chess Magazine August 2020

In this issue:

• Editorial - Malcolm Pein on the latest developments in the game
• 60 Seconds with...Maria Emelianova - We catch up with the leading chess photographer and streamer
• Enter the Dragon - Top seeds China proved too strong in FIDE’s Nations Cup
• How Good is Your Chess? - Daniel King examines Yu Yangyi’s key win for China
• Dubov Delivers - Lindores went online, with rapid experts Carlsen, Nakamura & Dubov
• It’s All in the Timing - Amatzia Avni shows why it’s vital to time the key idea just right
• Peter the Great - David Smith discusses the online chess boom with Peter Svidler
• Chess and the Dance of Death - Tim Wall has found The Seventh Seal an appropriate watch of late
• Checkmate Covid-19 - Danny Rosenbaum reports on the ECF’s Red Cross fundraiser
• Why I Quit my Chess Club - An enjoyable short story from Julian Corfield
• Stay Home! Save Lives! Play Chess! - CV19 and the Government send Steve Firth to ‘Chess Boot Camp’
• Donald Macfarlane - Barry Hymer on the Pride and Sorrow of South African chess
• Remembering A. R. B. - Bob Jones picks up ARB Thomas’s chess career after the war
• Study the Classics! - Lockdown hasn’t been easy, but Carl Strugnell has used it well
• Never Mind the Grandmasters... - Carl reflects on the future of the chess book and his own collection
• Find the Winning Moves - Can you do as well as the players in the Nations Cup and 4NCL?
• Home News - Chessable White Rose topped the group stage of the 4NCL Online
• Overseas News - Wesley So won the first outing of Maurice Ashley’s ‘Clutch Chess’
• This Month’s New Releases - Sean Marsh looks back to the Match of the Century
• Saunders on Chess - John has fond memories of playing chess at school