New In Chess 2024/4

This New In Chess 2024/4 is an English-language chess magazine issue that brings together chess journalism, annotated games, grandmaster commentary and training material in one readable edition. It is designed for readers who want to stay close to current chess events while also picking up ideas they can use in their own play.

What’s inside this issue

Issue 2024/4 covers a broad range of chess topics, from top-level tournaments and fair-play debates to player profiles, history and training. It also reflects the combined experience of New In Chess, Everyman and Quality Chess.

Inside, you’ll find pieces on:

• NIC’s Café – references to figures including Harry Kane, Jon Speelman, Bent Larsen and Benjamin Franklin,
• A Match that Never Happened – Vladimir Kramnik and José Martinez in Madrid, in the “Clash of Claims”,
• Fair & Square – Sam Shankland on competition and representing the “old guard”,
• Accusations and Statistics – why centipawn loss matters in cheating discussions,
• Mixed games – the Saleh Salem–Fedoseev game from Sharjah, a candidate for game of the year,
• Norway Chess – Magnus Carlsen’s win and Ding Liren’s continuing problems,
• Equal Pay – the women’s Norway Chess event with an equal prize fund,
• Guinness World Record – a chess marathon lasting 61 hours, 3 minutes and 34 seconds,
• Chess in Ukraine – a chess school in Kramatorsk operating close to the front line,
• Blitzing against Bobby Fischer – Andrew Soltis’s memories,
• Faustino Oro – the young Argentine talent who became an international master at 10 years, 8 months and 16 days,
• Nate Solon – Adult Improvement – time management as part of tournament strategy,
• James Altucher – reflections on what success in chess really means,
• The Model Game – a practical look at playing against the London System,
• Maximize Your Tactics – nine tactical exercises selected by Maxime Notkin,
• The Scoresheet – Carlsen–Ernst, Wijk aan Zee 2004,
• Sadler on Books – reviews of books on Simen Agdestein, Mark Dvoretsky and Bobby Fischer, plus a self-published guide to attack,
• Jan Timman – an analysis of the potential of India’s Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi,
• Just Checking – a question about Ding Liren’s best game.

Why choose this issue?

This is more than a collection of game scores. New In Chess 2024/4 combines current chess news, commentary, history and training content, making it a strong choice for ambitious club players as well as collectors of chess publications. It offers not only reports from the chess world, but also context, opinions and practical examples from grandmaster play.

Key details

• Publication type: chess magazine issue
• Issue: 2024/4
• Language: English
• Binding: paperback
• Page count: 106 pages
• Content: chess journalism, game analysis, grandmaster commentary and training material
• Included: one magazine issue