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ChessBase Magazine is the most extensive and demanding chess magazine ever: World-class players analyze their brilliant games and explain the ideas behind their moves. Opening specialists present the latest trends in opening theory and exciting ideas for your repertoire.

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Highlights of curr. magazine 204

Special: the great Judit Polgar
23 games of the Hungarian attacking artist annotated by CBM authors

A clear attacking plan vs. the Rubinstein Variation
Martin Lorenzini examines the set-up with 7.Be3!

Move by Move: play like the World Champion
The game of the year – Robert Ris shows Fedoseev-Carlsen (Video)

All in one: turbo-Spanish + a refined Queen’s Gambit
Surveys by GM Igor Stohl and Tanmay Srinath

European Individual Championship 2021
Analyses of the new champ Demchenko as well as of Erdos, Fridman, Huschenbeth, Grandelius, Lagarde, Navara, Sarana, Saric et al.

Sicilian with 3.Bb5+ – Carlsen’s new idea
Markus Ragger reviews 3… Nd7 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.0-0!? (Video)

Hot topic: Caro-Kann poisoned pawn variation
Petra Papp ventures 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 c5 6.Be3 Qb6 7.Nc3 Nc6 8. O-O Qxb2!?

World Cup 2021 revisited
Anish Giri and Peter Heine Nielsen analyse Carlsen’s two brilliancies in the fight for 3rd place.

Norway Chess 2021
Runner-up Alireza Firouzja examines two of his victories

Modern and simple vs. the Najdorf
Imre Hera presents White’s set-up 7.Nf3/8.Bg5

Counter-fianchetto!
Spyridon Kapnisis shows his recipe vs. the Larsen Opening 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 g6!?

Final chords!
Enjoy Karsten Müller‘s endgame highlights, this time featuring a special collection of “Readers write”

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EXCLUSIVE
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Germany’s federal trainer Dorian Rogozenco knows the most important games in the history of chess inside out and knows: ambitious players can learn much from the classics for their own practice – from strategic ideas to crisp winning technique in the middlegame and endgame.

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DECISIVE
ENDGAMES

In every issue renowned endgame expert Dr Karsten Müller shines the spotlight on a central endgame theme and explains the most important strategies and techniques using catchy terms.

"Pawns Granite Blocks“

„Centurini's Rule“

„LUCENA-POSITION“

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WORLD CLASS PLAYERS TAKE APART THEIR GAMES.

In ChessBase Magazine world class players analyse their best games from the top tournaments. Our authors: Caruana, Giri, So, Nepomniachtchi, Radjabov, Anand, Duda, Firouzja, Vitiugov, Vidit, Navara, Wojtaszek, Nielsen and many more.