New in Chess Magazine 6-2014

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After the Gold Rush

NIC's Café

Fair & Square

Goodbye to Tromsø
The 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromsø will be remembered for the heart-warming cheerfulness of hundreds of volunteers, but also for a venue that did not really befit a top sporting event.

All for One, One for All
With their feelings bursting from their bodies the Chinese men's team celebrated their first ever Olympiad victory.

Russian Women Win Again
The battle plan was simple: don't lose against your direct rivals and win everything else. They did even better.

Long Walk to Freedom
Nigel Short relives the FIDE elections.

Good at Feeling Free
Simen Agdestein on 'Circus Magnus' coming to Tromsø.

Olympiad Highlights
'Sometimes chess brings you happy moments. Very happy moments.'

The Chess Book of the Decade
According to Jacob Aagaard.

Caruana Wins in Kramnik Town

Beware: Brilliancy

MVL Now Aka Mr.Biel
'The French player with two names' was the top-seed and he delivered.

The Great Folly
Hans Ree read A.J.Gillam's 'Mannheim 1914 and the Interned Russians'.

Bu Untouchable
Jan Timman was impressed by the superior winner of the Politiken Cup.

Just Checking
What was Parimarjan Negi's best result ever?

Did They Play Your Opening?

Sicilian
Duda-Yu Yangyi, by Yu Yangyi
Rodshtein-Bu Xiangzhi, by Timman
Kosteniuk-Melamed, by Kosteniuk
Carlsen-Wojtaszek, by Agdestein

Caro-Kann
Rapport-Rogers, by Timman
Guseinov-Ni Hua, by Ni Hua

Petroff
Caruana-Ponomariov, by Caruana

Ruy Lopez
Saric-Carlsen, by Agdestein
Vachier-Lagrave-Giri, by Vachier-Lagrave

Queen's Gambit Declined
Kasimdzhanov-Kramnik, by Kasimdzhanov

Nimzo-Indian
Lagno-Hou Yifan, by Lagno

Queen's Indian
Shankland-Polgar, by Shankland
Ding Liren-Gajewski, by Ye Jiangchuan

Grünfeld Indian
Giri Gelfand, by Anish Giri

King's Indian
Giri-Vachier-Lagrave, by Giri

Dutch Defence
Topalov-Vallejo, by Timman

English Opening
Carlsen-Naiditsch, by Agdestein
Kramnik-Meier, by Meier

Réti
Hou Yifan-Wojtaszek, by Giri

• Marca New in Chess
• Code nic62014
• Anno 2014
• Isbn 978-90-5691-503-2