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The ChessBase Magazine offers a window to the world of professional chess and it provides arsenal for the tournament player. The latest issue, CBM #209, is just out. Meanwhile here is a review of the recent issue, CBM #208. It offers games from two major events, Superbet Chess Classic, Bucharest 2022 and European Individual Championship. 2055 games (49 annotated), 11 opening surveys, 12 demo lectures and exercises for training. Annotators include Anish Giri, Matthias Blübaum, Gabriel Sargissian, Yuriy Kuzubov and Karsten Müller among others. The icing on the cake is a flashback on the 1997 FIDE World Championship Special with 323 games and a commentary. ....
Opening theory has come a long way, from the ECO codes to the current digital, multimedia publications. The ChessBase Opening Encyclopaedia is more than a compilation of writings on opening variations. It also has opening videos, tutorials, databases and games, annotated and unannotated. For who is it intended? For everyone who wants to learn. ....
€29.90 Nostalgia rules I have an old rule, Do not praise friends in public. This time I am making an exception. ChessBase Magazine has scored a ton and importantly it has survived the pandemic. Both call for a little celebration. Incidentally, I still remember the First Jubilee issue on scoring a 100. The videos were fun. A couple of them are back here with GM Rainer Knaak and Founder-Editor, Frederic Friedel going down the memory lane. Sit back and smile, though our Gen. Next may thumb their noses at the quality of the videos. Back in 1990s the digital revolution in technology had not taken place yet. So one has to make allowances. ....