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In this issue of NEW IN CHESS MAGAZINE

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One More 25th Anniversary
Coinciding with our 25th anniversary, Garry %0AKasparov and Anatoly Karpov celebrated that their unique rivalry also started a %0Aquarter of a century ago, with an exhibition match in Valencia.

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Carlsen Breaks 2800 Barrier
Now that we knew he was %0Aworking with Kasparov all eyes were on Magnus Carlsen when he arrived in %0ANanjing. What happened next can only be described as historic. Playing with %0Aunrestrained ambitions in every game the Norwegian outclassed a category 21 %0Afield with a 3002(!) performance.

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Anand's Favourite Websites
What websites does the current %0AWorld Champion visit to read up on his interests outside of chess?

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Is 40 the New 20?
Following a severe form crisis Vasily %0AIvanchuk bounced back to win the Jermuk Grand Prix. Runner-up Levon Aronian %0Asecured the top spot in the overall GP standings.

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New In Chess and I
It was heart-warming and gratifying to %0Asee that New In Chess means so much to our readers. Here are the winners.

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Have You Ever Been Experienced?
An invitation to play in %0Athe NH tournament convinced Peter Svidler that he was now officially %0AExperienced. Both as a grandmaster and as a prolific writer, we may add.

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Mikhail Botvinnik, Homo Politicus
Genna Sosonko reveals a %0Alesser known side of the former world champion, a man of unshakable political %0Aconvictions.

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S.O.S.: Preparing the Staunton Gambit
Jeroen Bosch %0Aproposes 2.f3!? against the Dutch Defence.

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Lev On A Roll Again
Having lost his first game he %0Asteamrolled the field to finish first with one round to spare. Levon Aronian was %0Ain a class of his own at the Grand Slam Final in Bilbao, posting yet another %0Amajor victory in a year that he calls his best so far.

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Champions' League in Zurich
Vladimir Kramnik not only won %0Athe star-studded rapid tournament in Zurich, he also had a great time seeing his %0Acolleagues again.

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The Oldest Chess Club
Richard Forster's book on the %0Ahistory of the Zurich Chess Club brought Hans Ree back to that bright evening %0Awhen he saw Mikhail Tal for the first time.

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Of Old Dogs and an Englishman
He may poke fun at his %0Adiminished powers, but at 44 Nigel Short is enjoying a second youth.

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Bring Back the Cold War!
Jonathan Rowson wonders what is %0Aneeded to revive chess as a sport that attracts global interest.

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Top Giri
Fifteen-year-old Anish Giri became the youngest %0ADutch champion in history.

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Bobby Fischer's Openings
The American champion never %0Aexplained how he thought about openings. But he left clues.

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Recent Endgames that Caught the Eye
Join Jan Timman in %0Ahis endgame laboratory.

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Of Once and Future Kings
Garry Kasparov looks back on his %0Areunion with Karpov and does not hide his pride about Carlsen's stellar %0Aperformance in Nanjing.

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Just Checking
Guess what's Veselin Topalov's biggest %0Afear?

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Did they play your opening?

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In this issue games with the following openings were annotated by world class %0Aplayers:

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Pirc
Smeets-Beliavsky, by Smeets

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Caro-Kann
Short-l'Ami, by Short

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Ruy Lopez
Inarkiev-Leko, by Leko
Karjakin-Grischuk, by %0AKarjakin

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Scotch
Carlsen-Leko, by Carlsen

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Slav
Grischuk-Aronian, by Grischuk
Aronian-Inarkiev, %0Aby Aronian
Kasimdzhanov-Aronian, by Kasimdzhanov

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Catalan
Topalov-Kramnik, by Kramnik

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Queen's Indian
Gelfand-Leko, by Gelfand

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King's Indian
Giri-Nijboer, by %0AGiri
Beliavsky-Nakamura, by Svidler
Nakamura-Svidler, by Svidler

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English Opening
Aronian-Shirov, by Aronian

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Reti
Ivanchuk-Alekseev, by Ivanchuk

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