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ChessBase Magazine offers first-class training material for club players and professionals! World-class players analyse their finest games and explain the ideas behind the moves. Opening specialists present the latest trends in opening theory and exciting ideas for your repertoire. Master coaches in tactics, strategy and endgames show you exactly the tricks and techniques you need to be a successful tournament player!
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The new format of the pdf allows selected theory articles and analyses by renowned authors to be presented in full. This issue features, amongst other things, opening articles on the Slav Marshall Gambit 4.e4 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Qxd4 7.Bxb4 Qxe4+ and the Barendregt Variation 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.e4 d6 4.Nc3 c5!? 5.d5 Bxc3+. You can also look forward to in-depth analyses by Le Quang Liem and Anish Giri! And there’s plenty of space in this beautifully laid-out pdf-file for the presentation of ChessBase Magazine’s wide range of training columns. From opening videos and ‘Practical Tips for the Tournament Player’ to a detailed guide on how to build this issue’s ‘Fortress’ – you’ll find all this in issue #233!


The Alekhine–Chatard Attack – as dangerous as it was 100 years ago – Sergey Grigoriants updates 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.h4!

Spanish Anti-Berlin: ‘Open up the f-file!’ – Christian Braun favours 4.d3 Bc5 5.Be3!?