Kingpin No 41 Summer 2011

Et samtidig både friskt, morsomt, alternativt og faktisk seriøst sjakktidsskrift som utkommer med ujevne mellomrom, når de har tilstrekkelig av godt nok stoff klart. Som nå.

Innhold

• 2 Kibitzing with the Poisoned Pawn
• 7 Alternative Histories
  Justin Horton
• 10 A Switzerland of the Sargasso: The 25th Bermuda Open Osama len Baden and Nick de Firmian
  
• 16 The Long Game Rules Torturer’s apprentice Luke McShane turns the screw
• 23 Is the World’s Flag about to Fall
  Sam Aldridge explores the bizarre universe of former Brazilian prodigy Mecking
• 26 Emil Sutovsky’s Creative Chess
  The best combo Vishy’s ever seen
• 29 Gary Lane’s Agony Column
  More sound advice from the shrewd IM
• 32 Grandmaster Preparation
  GMs Andres Rodriguez, Rafael Leitao, Ivan Sokolov and Emanuel Berg discuss professional hazards
• 48 The Mysteries of Chess Finally Solved! World, Meet the Alien Theory
  Olimpiu G. Urcan on crazy Kirsan
• 51 Book Reviews
  • Justin Horton reviews:
    • Chess Results 1951-1955 and 1956-1960
    • 100 Endgames You Must Know
    • Critical Moments in Chess
    • Find the Right Plan with AnatolyKarpov
    • Chicago 1926 and Lake Hopatcong 1926
    • Chess Tournaments
    • Julius Finn: a chess master’s life in America, 1871-1931
    • Why We Lose at Chess
    • Play Chess Like the Pros
    • Improve Your Chess at Any Age
  • The KGB Plays Chess: The Soviet Secret Police and the Fight for the World Chess Crown reviewed by Sarah Hurst

• 63 Kazamundo: Vanquisher de los viejos y los jóvenes
  Kaz Sussman

• My favourite publication of the summer of 2011.
  Arne Moll, ChessVibes

• Publication of the British magazine Kingpin is always an eagerly-awaited event.
  Edward Winter, Chess Notes

• Excellent production quality and content (..) the only chess magazine worth buying besides NIC
  M.K. Lee, Kuala Lumpur