Editorial.4
Malcolm Pein on the latest developments in the game
From Last to First!.8
Praggnanandhaa did the double over Carlsen at Norway Chess
How Good is Your Chess?.12
Daniel King presents a victory by Harry Grieve, England’s newest GM
An Amazing Six Days.16
Harry Grieve reveals how he obtained his third and final norm in Budapest
As Easy as ABC.18
Junior Tay on an easy-to-play system, A Blùˆbaum Catalan (ABC)
60 Seconds with.Frederick Waldhausen Gordon.21
We learn a little about the 15-year-old IM and British Rapidplay Champion
Correspondingly Difficult.22
Neil Hickman tries to get to grips with the theory of corresponding squares
How to Beat a Grandmaster.24
Paul Littlewood looks at some fine attacking play by his England team-mates
Find The Winning Moves.26
Can you do as well as the players at the Welsh and the TePe Sigeman?
A New Blindfold Record?.30
John Knott reports on the extraordinary achievement of Axel Smith
James “Jimmy” Adams.35
Remembering a popular, long-standing former Editor of these pages
Chess Problems as Personal Expression.36
NM Ilan Vardi explores his interest in problems and endgame studies
Bird of Prey.38
FM Julian Way on the incredible artistry of Henry Bird (1829–1908)
Never Mind the Grandmasters.40
Carl remembers the creative, ingenious and daring play of Mikhail Tal
Overseas News.42
Anastasiia Hnatyshyn sprang a big surprise at the European Women’s Individual
From the Queen’s Building to Queen Street.48
Tim Paulden reports on a very special 50th Anniversary East Devon Congress
Home News.50
Weekend tournament results from the British Rapidplay up until mid-June
Forthcoming Events.53
Will you be playing the Scottish, in South Wales or at the British coming up?
Solutions.54
This Month’s New Releases.55
Sean Marsh enjoyed recent publications on the isolani and Max Euwe
Saunders on Chess.58
John on his relationship with chess books, databases and opening theory
