New In Chess 2025/6

This New In Chess 2025/6 is an English-language chess magazine issue that brings together tournament news, commentary, training, history and chess culture in a single 100-page paperback edition.

What’s inside this issue

The issue opens with a piece on the relationship between Mana Ray and chess, followed by the regular NIC’s Café column, which mixes whiskey, music and Star Trek. There is also commentary on changes in chess and on the idea that Magnus Carlsen is not the first world champion to feel that parts of the game deserve a fresh look.

The magazine also looks closely at modern competition. One of the main features is Vincent Keymer, whose Freestyle Chess success helped push him into the world elite, and whose strong result in Chennai took him past a 2750 rating for the first time. You’ll also find coverage of the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, where Magnus Carlsen once again underlined his status as a benchmark for the chess world.

It is not only about results. The Amateur Grandmaster asks whether a committed amateur can reach the grandmaster title and what that path demands, while the second part of Eat Your Way To Victory explores how diet can affect brain function and concentration at the board.

Training and history

As always, the issue includes the kind of material readers of New In Chess return to regularly: tactical exercises in The Killer Blow selected by Jacob Aagaard, the How to Improve section on building an effective study plan, and The Model Game, which examines the typical Carlsbad pawn structure and the plans for both sides. It is a practical addition for players who want more than news and results.

History lovers will also find material on famous games and figures from the past, including a look at Capablanca and his sweet revenge years after losing the title to Alekhine. The issue also includes pieces on Alain Delon as a chess player, on Borges, and book coverage by Jan Timman and Sadler. The issue closes with the regular Just Checking column.

This issue is a smart pick for tournament players, trainers and chess enthusiasts who want current coverage, useful study material and writing that places the game in a wider cultural and historical context.

Key details

• Product type: chess magazine issue
• Issue: 2025/6
• Language: English
• Binding: paperback
• Page count: 100 pages
• Content focus: tournament news, commentary, training, history and chess culture
• Format: single magazine issue