In this issue:

Editorial
Malcolm Pein on the latest developments in the game

60 Seconds with Geert van der Velde
We catch up with the Play Magnus Group’s VP of Content

A Tale of Two Players
Wesley So shone while Carlsen struggled at the Opera Euro Rapid

Anish Giri: Choker or Joker?
Danny Gormally discusses if the Dutch no 1 was just unlucky at Wijk

How Good is Your Chess?
Daniel King also takes a look at the play of Anish Giri

The Other Saga
John Henderson very much enjoyed a new book by Fridrik Ólafsson

Find the Winning Moves
Can you do as well as the players in Salamanca and the Opera Euro?

The State of Play
Stephen Moss on how chess might improve upon OTB resumption

The Best Game of Macadams
Geoff Chandler reviews this new book by Quick Buck Publishers

The Big Rivalry
Bill Forster reveals all about Anthony Kerr and Russell Dive

Studies & Winners
John Nunn triumphed in the British Online Solving Masters

Sharpening the Blade
Chess is not always a civilised game, as Steve Firth explains

The Queen’s Gambit - Accepted and Adored
A personal view of the Netflix hit by a star-struck James Essinger

Hold the Front Page!
Ben Graff enjoys a trip down memory lane with his chess magazines

Never Mind the Grandmasters
Carl Portman explains why we must learn from even painful defeats

Home News
News on the British, 4NCL and London’s MindSports Centre

Overseas News
The Bunratty Blitz and FIDE-approved hybrid chess

Solutions

This Month’s New Releases
Sean Marsh reviews New in Chess’s works on education and Lasker

Saunders on Chess
John compares the Ponziani Opening with one-day cricket

Chess Magazine April 2021