{"product_id":"chess-magazine-april-2026","title":"CHESS Magazine - April 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll the regular features of the UK's best-selling CHESS magazine and more! Regular features include: How Good is Your Chess? by GM Daniel King, Saunders on Chess, Find the Winning Moves, Never Mind the Grandmasters..., Studies, Home \u0026amp; Overseas News, Forthcoming Events Calendar and Book Reviews.    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0478\/2876\/2775\/files\/CHESS-04Apr26-Web-sample.pdf?v=1775040993\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDOWNLOAD A FREE PDF SAMPLE OF THIS ISSUE-\u0026gt;\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this issue:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEditorial ...................................................................................................................................4\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMalcolm Pein on the latest developments in the game\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e60 Seconds with... David Navara.................................................................................9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe learn a little about the popular 13-time Czech Champion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCzechmate!.........................................................................................................................10\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRound 5 of the Prague Masters saw David Navara triumph in style\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnother for Abdusattorov...........................................................................................12\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJorden van Foreest’s late collapse helped Nodirbek to triumph at Prague\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo the Far North!..............................................................................................................14\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimon Williams enjoyed the Arctic Chess Power Solutions Open\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eForthcoming Events........................................................................................................21\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmerican Success.............................................................................................................22\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYochanan Afek watched Andy Woodward win the Tata Steel Challengers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Secrets Behind Brilliant Brevities.....................................................................24\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavid LeMoir explains how to win a pretty miniature\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFind The Winning Moves ...............................................................................................26\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCan you do as well as the players at Prague, Wijk and the Isle of Wight?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJan Timman’s Final Endgame .......................................................................................30\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Henderson looks back on the colourful life of the Dutch legend\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Fine Art of Jan Timman.........................................................................................34\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYochanan Afek pays tribute to the world-class player and study composer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlaying by New Rules .....................................................................................................36\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStewart Player looks at the parallel lives of Flohr and Lilienthal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Mystery Story versus Chess..............................................................................38\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoger Williamson on the connections between chess and detective fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReader’s Letter..................................................................................................................40\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn enlightening contribution on chess, checkers and Edgar Allan Poe\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow Good is Your Chess?.............................................................................................42\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDaniel King assesses Anish Giri’s chances at the Candidates\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNever Mind the Grandmasters... ...............................................................................45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarl Portman presents an impressive win by 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