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3/27/2020 – The new issue of "New in Chess" is out and offers a wide and entertaining mix of reports, reviews, training and chess trivia but focuses on Fabiano Caruana's success at the Tata Steel Tournament in Wijk aan Zee 2020 in which Caruana scored seven wins, equalling the record scores of Carlsen and Kasparov. In an extensive interview with Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam Caruana shares thoughts about his play in Wijk, about the Candidates and about other topics. | Photo: Alina l'Ami

New in Chess 2020/2: An Interview with Caruana

In the thoughtful and open interview with Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam, the editor of New in Chess, Caruana talks about his success in Wijk, yoga, tennis, his general preparation for the Candidates, and reflects about his two previous Candidates Tournaments in Moscow 2016 and in Berlin 2018. However, now, as the Candidates Tournament in Yekaterinburg was postponed after seven rounds and is supposed to continue sometime later this year, some passages in the interview suddenly get an unexpected new meaning: "It's really hard to know what to predict. ... I think there will be surprises for everyone... I think the main thing is that you're always going to have a difficult period in the Candidates, no matter what, there will be some struggle. I don't think anyone ever wins cleanly; that just can't happen."

New In Chess 2020/2: The Club Player's Magazine

New in Chess 2020#2, 106 pages, €13.99

6 Bloodthirsty chess

An intelligent and head-strong nun takes on Dracula in a game of chess.

8 NIC’S Café

An Iranian arbiter who had to flee her country and a remarkable new sponsor for Magnus Carlsen.

11 Your Move

12 Tata Steel Masters

His main ambition was to train for the Candidates, but then Fabiano Caruana got on a roll and there was no stopping him. Scoring seven wins, he equalled the record scores of Garry Kasparov and Magnus Carlsen in Wijk aan Zee.

20 Fair & Square

Thoughts that make you think, from the likes of George Steiner and José Mourinho.

31 Celeb64: Quique Sétien

42 Interview: Fabiano Caruana

‘I reject the idea that only Ding and myself are the favourites.’

46 Ju Wenjun retains title

An analysis of the decisive game of the Women’s World Championship match by none other than Hou Yifan.

50 Champion of the Empire

Sultan Khan arrived in England in 1929. He spoke little English, had a rudimentary chess education, yet within a few months had won the British Championship.

60 Paravyan peaks in Gibraltar

Seeded only 22nd, Russia’s David Paravyan may have escaped the bookmakers’ attention on the eve of the Gibraltar Chess Festival.

69 The female touch

Women chess players occupy a special place in Gibraltar, with the female top-finisher taking home 20,000 pounds.

75 They Are The Champions

Kevin Cupid (28) won the 2020 national championship of Trinidad & Tobago.

76 Maximize Your Tactics

Find the right moves.

78 Kramnik’s lessons

Judit Polgar looks at the qualities of one of her most difficult opponents ever.

82 Triumph and tragedy

Alireza Firouzja finished first in the Prague Masters as Vidit Gujrathi squandered a most comfortable lead.

89 What would you play?

Test your decision-making skills with Thomas ‘Toolbox’ Willemze.

94 Pattern Recognition

The menace of central pawns that penetrate deep into the opposite camp.

96 Sadler on Books

Ever since Philidor described pawns as the soul of chess their importance has never been doubted.

100 A last test

With the Candidates tournament around the corner, Jan Timman looks at the shape the Candidates were in who competed in Wijk aan Zee and Gibraltar.

106 Just Checking

What is Surya Ganguly’s favourite square?

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