In This Issue:

• The Fischer Cover - Uncovered!

• With a little help from my friends

• Nine chess detectives!

• Ding Liren tops Magnus Carlsen

• A new member of the 2700 Club!

• Readers’ voices

• Interview with Jeffery Xiong

• Liang wins U.S. Junior for the third time at age 16!

• Chess Journalists of America Awards

• GM Jacob Aagaard invites you to his master class

• Newly crowned Russian Champion dissects his key tournament victory against the main favorite

• Interview with Chess Artist

• Fabulous Finishes

• First All-women Tournament in Berkeley, CA

• Why do the Queen & Knight cooperate better than the Queen & Bishop?

• One of the biggest dilemmas in endgames

• Musings of an American Grandmaster

• Chess Tech

• Scholastic Chess

• History

• Book Reviews

• Results from near and far...

• Where Grandmasters advise young players