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Highlights of curr. magazine 223

2024 WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
Analyses by Martin Breutigam, Anish Giri, David Howell, Jan Markos, Luke McShane, Yannick Pelletier and Sam Shankland

WING GAMBIT AGAINST SICILIAN AND FRENCH!
Spyridon Kapnisis shows White's chances after 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.b4!? cxb4 4.d4 d5 5.e5 or 1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e5 c5 4.b4!? cxb4 5.d4

Olympic combinations
Oliver Reeh presents 40 game examples + four interactive videos

King's Indian: Wait and feel good
Patrick Zelbel promotes 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Lg7 4.e4 0-0 5.Le2 d6 6.Nf3 e5 7.0-0 h6!?

SAME COLORED BISHOP ENDGAMES
Karsten Mueller shows techniques and strategies you should master - “Endgame basics” episode 13

News in the O'Kelly Sicilian
Krisztian Szabo examines 1.e4 c5 2.Sf3 a6 3.c4 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Sxd4 e5!?

“A bit like Fischer chess”
Rustam Kasimdzhanov shows a shocking anti-Sicilian, which he himself used successfully against Tabatabaei: 1.e4 c5 2.a4

‘One mistake - and it was over!’
Sergey Grigoriants dissects his defeat against Vincent Keymer from the 23/24 Bundesliga season, including an innovation on move 6

“SHOW your inner Gukesh!”
Replay the brilliant victory of the new world champion against Vladimir Fedoseev from the 2024 Chess Olympiad - “Move by Move” with Robert Ris!

Well positioned
Harmony increases the chances of winning – “Practical Tips for the Tournament Player” from Jan Markos on piece coordination

Vincent Keymer - Germany's no. 1
His rise to the absolute top - CBM authors comment on 21 victories from the period 2018 to 2024

Black's leverage on the kingside
After 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 Christian Braun plays 7...h6!? and 8...g5

Nothing more to do!
“The Fortress” - Dorian Rogozenco presents another classic motif (rook + pawn against queen) that you have to know!

Weapon against the Semi-Tarrasch
After 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 c5 7.Rb1 Be7 Imre Hera attacks with 8.h4!

Cleverly tricked
Rainer Knaak presents eight opening traps from current tournament practice

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EXCLUSIVE
INSIGHTS

Germany’s former 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.

EXCLUSIVE
INSIGHTS

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.