New In Chess 2017/2: La revista del jugador de club

This New In Chess 2017/2: The Club Player's Magazine is a chess magazine issue for club players who want a clear view of current tournaments, notable names and the ideas shaping modern chess. It brings together event coverage, interviews, commentary and historical pieces in one readable edition.

What’s inside this issue

Issue 2017/2 offers more than one hundred pages of chess coverage. One of its main features is Wesley So’s strong run in Wijk aan Zee, where he added another important win and moved ahead of the world champion in the tournament standings for the first time.

The magazine also includes an interview with Adhiban Baskaran, presented here as one of the most interesting young Indian grandmasters. Alongside the interviews and tournament reports, you’ll find opinion pieces and historical articles that widen the perspective beyond the results alone.

• Living the Dream – on Wesley So’s latest success
• Interview: Adhiban Baskaran – conversation with the Indian grandmaster
• Still Writhing In Agon(y) – Nigel Short’s article
• Push those rook pawns – Judit Polgar on rook pawns and inspiration from Bent Larsen
• A fresh Bird’s view – Henry Bird and his place in chess history
• Tata Steel Challengers – Gawain Jones on the road to Masters 2018
• Miguel Najdorf – Hans Ree on the memoirs written by Najdorf’s daughter, Liliana
• Rock ‘n’ Roll – a look at Hikaru Nakamura and Ju Wenjun’s success at the Gibraltar Chess Festival

Why readers choose it

This New In Chess issue is a strong fit for readers who like a mix of tournament news, chess writing and history. It is the kind of magazine you can return to for specific names, ideas and commentary, which makes it a useful addition to a chess library. It also works well as a gift for a club player who follows the international scene.

Key details

• Product type: chess magazine
• Publication: New In Chess 2017/2
• Publication date: 1 January 2017
• Page count: 106
• Publisher: New In Chess
• Weight: 226 g
• Content focus: tournament coverage, interviews, commentary and historical material