The editor’s top ten:
1. Kramnik's last victory Peter Svidler analyses the ex-world champion’s win from round 12 in Wijk aan Zee
2. "One of the best games from 2018": Go king hunting with Simon Williams – Move by Move! (Video)
3. Counter the King's Gambit immediately Daniel King’s video instruction shows you what to do with Black after 2...exf4 3.Nf3 d5!? (Video)
4. Sveshnikov á la Caruana: 7.Nd5 has become extremely popular since the Wch – is the new trend justified?
5. Time to be brilliant! Join Oliver Reeh to conduct a splendid attack on the king! (Video)
6. Aggressive against the Dutch: Romain Edouard recommends the immediate provocation 2.Bg5!
7. "Very easy play": Vidit annotates his victory over Vladimir Kramnik (Tata Steel)
8. “Carlsen's mighty minor pieces” - Enjoy Karsten Müller’s video analyses on the world champion’s endgame skills
9. “Post-mortem”: Robert Hübner investigates the clashes in the game Van Foreest-Ding
10. “Black has all the fun”: Rainer Knaak presents the forcing piece sacrifice 5…Bc5 in the Ponziani Opening
Enjoy top class training in the new ChessBase Magazine layout!
Opening videos
There are three classic openings which await you in this issue. Against the King’s Gambit Daniel King recommends to you, e.g., the early advance d7-d5. In half an hour’s video running time King shows you all you need to know in order to be able to meet the King’s Gambit with confidence!
Twelve Opening articles with new ideas for your repertoire
Symmetrical English, Queen’s Indian, Dutch with 2.Bg5, Sicilian Sveshnikov, Bishop’s Opening etc. Simply load the article of your choice with a single mouse click from the start menu!
Top tournaments with top class analyses
Anish Giri, Vishy Anand, Vidit, Peter Svidler, and Robert Hübner comment on the best games from Tata Steel! In addition, Yannick Pelletier, Erwin l'Ami, and Mihail Marin present games of the “Masters” and the “Challengers” in video.
“Move by Move” with Simon Williams
“One of the best games, if not the best game from 2018” – that is the promise Simon Williams makes to you at the start of his interactive training article on the DVD. Join the English grandmaster on the search for amazing attacking moves!
Endgames: “Recent rook endings”:
Once more Karsten Müller’s article is wide-ranging. His analysis of recent rook endings contains an introductory text as well as an introductory video. In addition the endgame expert from Hamburg has recorded two videos on Magnus Carlsen’s endgames with bishop+knight against rook from Wijk aan Zee and looks into readers’ letters as well as much more.
Strategy: “Kingside expansion with g4-g5”
Under what conditions is a pawn storm on the opponent’s position promising when both monarchs have castled kingside? Mihail Marin explains the strategies based principally on classical games (including introductory video).
Tactics: “Time to be brilliant!”
Oliver Reeh’s contribution consists of 28 games with numerous training questions and an introductory text with links to all the games. In addition there are three videos in interactive format.
Opening traps
Rainer Knaak has put under the microscope eight traps from recent tournament practice (including three Fritztrainer videos).
“The Classic”
German trainer Dorian Rogozenco shows us the game Nimzowitsch-Capablanca, St. Petersburg 1914. Let him explain to you how in short order the Cuban brought down his opponent’s position by pressure on the semi-open files on the queenside supported by his bishop on g7.
