In memoriam Jan Timman (14 December 1951 – 18 February 2026)
It’s with great sadness that all of us at New In Chess are trying to cope with the passing away of Jan Timman ...
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Combinations with Boris Gelfand
Starting with issue 2025#8, Boris Gelfand, the 2012 World Champion finalist, will keep track of what’s happening ...
Endgames with Boris Gelfand
Starting with issue 2025#8, Boris Gelfand, the 2012 World Champion finalist, will keep track of what’s happening ...
Forgotten Genius
Velimirovic is a player whose name will always remain immortal in the collective chess memory. But he had ...
Extraordinary inventiveness
It started with his childhood coach, who mentioned the games of Sergio Mariotti, or ‘The Italian Fury’. This ...
Six issues in 2026
It is no secret that, in recent years, magazines worldwide have been facing logistical and financial challenges ...
Endgame Class
A competitive sport tends to have one key element in which a professional is expected to demonstrate his class ...
The Russian Sphinx
Three new titles show that the chess opening book is still relevant. However, the five-star reviews are for ...
A monstrous Keres project
Now past fifty, Matthew Sadler finds himself looking backward as much as forward – and correcting a few false ...
Seekers of the ultimate truth
These book reviews by Matthew Sadler were published in New In Chess magazine 2025#3 To players of my generation ...
100 Studies and 50 Mistakes
These book reviews by Matthew Sadler were published in New In Chess magazine 2025#2 In idle moments, I’ve ...
Timeless anecdotes
These book reviews by Matthew Sadler were published in New In Chess magazine 2025#1 In one of those chess ...