American Chess Magazine - Issue No. 2

The magazine turns the spotlight on the fantastic winning streak of Wesley So at the Wijk Aan Zee and London super-tournaments, as well as reporting on Hikaru Nakamura’s triumph at the Gibraltar Masters. Moreover this issue takes a very detailed look back at the Carlsen-Karjakin World Championship match in New York and even features a seven page anecdotal review of past champions and challengers, spanning two centuries of chess history.

The American Chess Magazine brings you 152 colorful pages, packed with amazing chess material, ranging from world class play to local and state news and games. Instructive and entertaining games from recent events are presented with outstanding annotations, while special attention is given to overviews of latest trends in the openings, and explanations of practical endgame techniques.

The ACM has an impressive list of contributors, including Yasser Seirawan, Joel Benjamin, Alex Fishbein, Jeffery Xiong, Alex Lenderman, Mackenzie Molner, Jaan Ehlvest, Nikola Mitkov, Leinier Dominguez, Rafael Leitao, Alejandro Ramirez, Vassily Ivanchuk, Ivan Sokolov, Baadur Jobava, Denes Boros, Mihail Marin, Pontus Carlsson, Ernesto Inarkiev, Hou Yifan, Brian Wall, Carsten Hansen, Danny Rensch, Jon Edwards, etc.