Chess Magazine January 2026

Inhoud: 

• Editorial 
• Malcolm Pein on the latest developments in the game
• Awesome Abdusattorov
• The Uzbek no.1 pulled some two points clear at the London Chess Classic
• 60 Seconds with... Matt Piper
• We learn a little about one of the Classic’s main organisers
• How Good is Your Chess?
• Daniel King on Javokhir Sindarov’s success at the FIDE World Cup
• World Cup Endgames
• Brian Escalante Ramirez presents a collection of practical lessons from Goa
• British Winners!
• Major tournament success for Shreyas Royal and Daniel Fernandez
• Find the Winning Moves
• Can you do as well as the players at the European Teams and US Champs?
• The Real Beth Harmon? 
• Ben Graff looks back at the life and career of his near namesake, Sonja Graf
• Hey Mr Christmas
• John Henderson tells the story of Rudolph and chess-playing Johnny Marks
• Christmas Chess Quiz
• Graham Phythian will help you while away the festive period
• Off the Shelf
• Sean Marsh reveals some more of the best chess publications of 2025
• Ireland’s Premier Chess Festival
• Craig DuBose takes us on a whirlwind tour of the Sligo Chess Festival
• Never Mind the Grandmasters
• Carl on the marmite nature of the Caro-Kann and a radical idea in it
• How to Beat a Grandmaster
• Paul Littlewood looks at a typically creative effort from Daniel Fernandez
• Beating a World Champion!
• Neil Hickman tells the story of how Gaprindashvili didn’t defeat John Taylor
• Home News
• 10-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan is the UK Women’s Blitz Champion!
• Forthcoming Events
• Will you be playing at Telford, Bradford, Stockport or Sligo this month?
• Overseas News
• Sindarov won the Wold Cup and Simon Williams triumphed at Kilkenny!
• Solutions
• All the solutions to Find the Winning Moves
• This Month’s New Releases
• Reviews of recent releases on Capablanca and important chess principles
• Saunders on Chess
• John on another fabulous instalment of the London Chess Classic