Editorial 4
Malcolm Pein on the latest developments in the game
Mountainous Marvels 8
Andrew Ledger witnessed the European Club Cup roll into Mayrhofen
Now European Champions Too! 14
Nigel Povah and Keith Arkell report from the European Senior Teams
Prison Prowess 17
Peter Sullivan on silver and bronze medals for the English sides
How Good is Your Chess? 18
The venerable Scotch Gambit has caught Daniel King’s eye of late
Forthcoming Events 21
Will you be playing in London or at Hastings just after Christmas?
Never Mind the Grandmasters 22
Carl presents an instructive game in his beloved French Defence
Checkmate! 24
Ben Graff explains all about his new book for White Star
Stocking Fillers 26
Some handy tips for what to request for Christmas from Sean Marsh
B is for Basman 30
Jonathan Manley recalls a great British player and chess presence
Remembering Mike 31
Blair Connell pays tribute to his former coach and friend
The Best of Basman 33
Mike Basman was renowned for his keen and deadly tactical eye
A Particularly Magical Game 34
James Essinger highlights one of Mike Basman’s greatest masterpieces
How to Beat a Grandmaster 37
Paul Littlewood shows how Basman destroyed Adorjan’s position
60 Seconds With... Peter Lee 38
The former British Champion remembers “a great character”
Chess, Diplomacy and the Art of War 40
Adrian Harvey on how George Spreckley survived the Taiping rebellion
Find the Winning Moves 43
Can you do as well as the players at the 4NCL and Scarborough?
Overseas News 46
Hikaru Nakamura is the FIDE Fischer Random World Champion
Home News 48
Some great attacking games, and news from the first 4NCL weekend
Solutions 53
Full answers to The Best of Basman and Find the Winning Moves
This Month’s New Releases 54
Sean Marsh looks at Chess for Schools and two books on the Veresov
Saunders on Chess 58
John discusses a couple of his chess-related dreams
