ChessBase magazine

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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 current magazine 198

Special: Interzonals and candidates matches of the early 80s
An extensive review featuring columns on strategy, tactics and endgame

The most dynamic player ever!
Move by move, Simon Williams dissects the classic Beliavsky-Kasparov from their match 1983

NEW: “All in One”
Anish Giri presents the Scandinavian 3…Qd6/4…Nc6 and Carlsen’s new approach vs. the Keres Attack

A natural mistake – and perhaps a lucky one...
Wesley So eyes his dramatic encounter in the Italian vs Alexander Grischuk from the Online Olympiad

First victory over Vishy Anand
Jan Krzysztof Duda is very critical of his own success - and also analyses the rematch!

White gambits against the Benko
Christian Braun’s active repertoire after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nf3

A must-know: rook vs. bishop
Karsten Müller elaborates on of the most important practical endgames

“Spassky’s powerplay” – sacrificial attack on the queenside!
Shine like the ex-world champion – interactive training video with Oliver Reeh

A steamroller victory!
Dorian Rogozenco’s classic: Kasparov-Gheorghiu, Moscow Interzonal 1982

A 9 minute thriller
Peter Heine Nielsen annotates the Armageddon decider Nakamura-Carlsen from the final of the MCCT

Losing the thread, winning the game
Elisabeth Paehtz takes you on a rollercoaster ride in the Dutch Leningrad

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CHESS EXPERTS SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE WITH YOU.
Interactive training units in tactics, strategy and the endgames show you precisely those tricks and techniques which you will need as a successful tournament player! With the ChessBase Magazine you systematically increase your Elo and you do so for each phase of the game!

EXCLUSIVE
INSIGHTS

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.

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“

AMBITIOUS
TRAINING

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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.