ChessBase Magazine 135 Highlights of the new issue:

• Wijk aan Zee: Carlsen wins exiting contest, analyses his win with the French against Karjakin

• Anand describes his victory over Kramnik• Shirov presents four games from Wijk in

video format• Short demonstrates his exciting game

against Kramnik• Other annotated games from, e.g. Kramnik,

van Wely, Le Quang Liem• Linares: Topalov just ahead of Grischuk –

best games from Linares analysed by GMs Marin, Ftacnik. Kritz, Krasenkow

• New opening ideas and trends in the Naj-dorf with 6.Bg5 Nbd7 (Kuzmin), Sicilian Paulsen Variation 5.Bd3 (Kritz), Queen’s Gamibit Accepted 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 (Karolyi) etc. in a total of 13 opening surveys.

• Video training: GM Mikalchishin discusses the Queen’s Gambit with 5.Qf4

Opening Surveys in ChessBase Magazine 135:

• Igor Stohl: A simplifying approach to the English 4 Knights with 4...Nd4

• Mihail Marin: Alekhine Defence - The mod-ern system with 5...exd6

• Efstratios Grivas: The Grivas Sicilian Re-vised - Sub-Variation: Poseidon

• Leonid Kritz: Paulsen: the unusual bishop manoeuvre Bc5-e7-f6

• Alexey Kuzmin: Rich resources for counter-play with a rare move – Najdorf with 6.Bg5 Nbd7

• Viktor Moskalenko: Réti/Papa Gambit• Hannes Langrock: Repertoire for Black (1):

French Steinitz: The classical main line 11.h4• Hazai/Lukacs: The Scotch with 7.Qd2 - more

than a blitz variation• Spyridon Skembris: The Two Knights De-

fence with 6...Bd7• Evgeny Postny: Berlin Defence with 4...Bc5• Sergej Erenburg: Brutally avoiding the Berlin

Defence with 4.d4• Tibor Karolyi: The 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 e6 5.Nc3

variation of the Queen's Gambit Accepted

Enjoy the carefully designed booklet of ChessBase Magazine 135

Top-class training in every issue

• Move by Move: making use of a beautiful game, Grandmaster Daniel King challenges his readers. In selected positions it is your move and Daniel King awards points for your solutions and provides feedback!

• Tactics: Bundesliga player Oliver Reeh selects nice tactical exercises from the latest tournaments and you can see how you measure up against the clock. In addition, on a video the author offers you a deeper insight into the way combinations arise and how to find them.

• Strategy: Peter Wells’ column is regularly praised by international reviewers for its originality and quality.

• Endgames: Hamburg Grandmaster Karsten Müller is acclaimed worldwide as one of the greatest experts in the endgame. In his contributions he analyses the most interesting endgames of the previous two months and demonstrates in video format the most beautiful endings.

• The opening trap: Editor in chief and Grandmaster Rainer Knaak presents a subtle opening trap in every issue.

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