Issue #53 — Sindarov and Gukesh

What’s Inside

• p.8 — World Championship Match: The Youngest Match Ever — GM Kayden Troff
• p.22 — 2026 Chess Olympiad: So Close to the Podium — GM Kirk Ghazarian
• p.34 — New FIDE Leadership: Timur Turlov — “We are all one family” — Josip Asik
• p.36 — Greenland Makes Its First Move: The Icebreakers — Josip Asik
• p.40 — Memorable Moments From The 46th Chess Olympiad In Samarkand: Olympiad Highlights — IM Grayson Rorrer
• p.45 — The Magnificent Three (1): Praggnanandhaa Drags Van Foreest into a Dark Forest — GM Sarunas Sulskis
• p.48 — Esports World Cup: Carlsen's Dominance — FM Dylan Loeb McClain
• p.50 — Interview: Fatherhood and Rivals Have Not Slowed Magnus Carlsen — FM Dylan Loeb McClain
• p.56 — The Magnificent Three (2): Tan Zhongyi Forcefully Turns Vaishali's Own Devices Against Her — GM Sarunas Sulskis
• p.58 — Openings: Early Deviations — GM Spyridon Kapnisis
• p.66 — Middlegames: Mysterious Pawn Moves — GM Emilio Cordova
• p.68 — Exercises for Solving
• p.69 — The Magnificent Three (3): Alice Lee Outlasts Divya Deshmukh on a Tactical Rollercoaster — GM Sarunas Sulskis
• p.72 — All Things Chess: The Center of Power Is in the East — FM Dylan Loeb McClain
• p.74 — Bookshelf: Fresh Leaves from the Bookshelf — FM Carsten Hansen
• p.78 — Tournament Reviews — IM Grayson Rorrer
• p.81 — Solutions to the Exercises
• p.82 — Chess 5x5: Expert Takeaways — GM Sergei Movsesian

Inside the Issue