The New in Chess Group and Forward Chess have made an agreement, where we have taken a minority stake in Forward Chess, and will be closing down the New in Chess Apps. It is a process that will take a long time to manage technically. This is what you should know.
The NIC Apps will be functional until the transfer is complete
DON’T WORRY IF NOT ALL YOUR BOOKS ARE TRANSFERRED YET!
There are 50 books that people have entitlement to on the NIC Apps, as well as past magazines, which are not yet on Forward Chess. You will be able to access them on the NIC App until all have been transferred to Forward Chess. We will give a list of these titles below, when people are back from holiday early November.
We will announce the closing of the NIC Apps in good time and only when we feel in full control of the transfer of entitlements. We will also announce when all books that were on the NIC App are available on the Forward Chess App, so you can ensure that all your entitlements are fulfilled.
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In this week’s episode of the New In Chess Podcast, my guest is Ukrainian grandmaster Ruslan Ponomariov. Born in 1983, Ruslan embarked on his career as one of the most astonishing prodigies in chess history. When he was 12, he won the U18 European Championship, when he was 14, he was the youngest grandmaster in the world, the youngest ever at that time. When he was 18, Ruslan won the FIDE World Championship by defeating his countryman Vasyl Ivanchuk in the final of the 2002 knock-out World Championship.There are many excellent reasons to have Ruslan Ponomariov on the New In Chess podcast, but the main reason this time is the victory earlier this week of the Ukrainian national team, led by Ruslan, at the European Team Championships in Batumi. A victory that made his country proud in incredibly difficult times, as Ukraine continues to suffer day in day out after Russia’s brutal invasion three years ago.It's also a highly emotional moment that offers a brief moment of reprieve for the chess175
We are proud of all of our books, but the ones that win an award are always special! It is with great pleasure we can say that The Real Paul Morphy by Charles Hertan has been selected as Book of the Year 2025 by the English Chess Federation.
There were four books on the 2025 shortlist, three of which are from the New In Chess group. The jury, consisting of Ray Edwards, Jovanka Houska, and Sean Marsh, described the book as 'A worthy tribute to a player often described as ‘The pride and sorrow of chess.' and mentioned, 'The book is beautifully produced, with many excellent photographs.'
The jury report starts with: 'In today’s hectic chess world, it is easy to forget that the game we play now is built on foundations established many years ago. A biography of a player — perhaps the most talented who ever lived — who influenced chess enormously is this year’s Book of the Year.'
'Charles Hertan writes well and clearly. As a professional psychotherapist, he is well qualified to consider the175
This week's episode of the New In Chess Podcast features a narration from the Essential Sosonko, a collection of chess portraits and personal stories authored by chess grandmaster Ghenna Sosonko. The subject of this week's story is Latvian international master Alvis Vitolins. Â
Alvis was born in Riga, like his compatriot Misha Tal. And this was not all they shared in common. Like Tal, Vitolins was known for his brilliant sacrificial play. Before executing a speculative sacrifice, Tal would even say: "Let's play like Vitolins!". However, due to some personal hardships, he never reached the title of grandmaster. He also did not play many international tournaments; however, in Latvia, he shone, winning several championships. He was also known for his contributions to the poisoned pawn variation of the Sicilian, which was extremely popular during that time.Â
Enjoy this week's episode of the New In Chess Podcast!
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