• Shirov Wins M-Tel 2009 Spanish GM Alexei Shirov won the M-Tel Masters, defeating Magnus Carlsen in the final round to snatch the title.
We have in-depth coverage, including each decisive game annotated, diagrams, photographs!
• GM Boris Gelfand Wins the ACP Rapid Cup The Israeli GM took advantage of blunders by GM Peter Svidler to win. Report & Games.
• Guildford-A&DC Win the UK's 4NCL They dominate the final weekend to put the title beyond doubt. Report & Games.
• Hikaru Nakamura Wins US Championship By defeating Josh Friedel in the final round, Nakamura removed the need for tie-break games. Report & Games.
• Pavel Eljanov wins Bosna 2009 The Ukranian GM produces the best achievement of his career, winning the tournament in convincing style. Report & Games.
• Tournament Round-Up Presidents Cup: Rest of the World defeat Azerbaijan
Mitropacup: Croatia and Slovenia see victory
Rybka takes World Computer Title -- and 2 others
• Bill Wall Shares With You His Favourite Chess Websites
• Book Review: Mastering The Chess Openings volume 3 by IM John Watson
• Topalov Tops FIDE Ratings we have complete analysis of the April list
• GM Baadur Jobava Annotated Game The Georgian GM analyses his 11th round game from the
European Individual Chess Championships against Kiril Georgiev.
• Russian Team Championships, Joy for Tomsk-400 & Spartak The world financial crisis shortened the format, but not the fighting spirit!
• In-depth FIDE Grand Prix Coverage The event finished only 24 hours before this E-zine was published
yet, we have a 5 page report on Levon Aronian's fine victory!
• Book Review: John Nunn's Chess Puzzle Book by John Nunn John Lee Shaw take a look at this recent release from Gambit books -- and you could win the review copy!
• 2 Great Chess Books On Offer As We Celebrate Our Launch With 2 Competitions!