EG (magazine)
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| description | international chess magazine |
| Area of Expertise | Chess studies |
| language | English |
| First edition | July 1965 |
| Frequency of publication | quarterly |
| Editor-in-chief | John Roycroft |
| editor | ARVES |
| Article archive | archive |
| ISSN (print) | 0012-7671 |
EG is an international magazine in English about the chess study (see also endgame study ). The name EG stands for both endgame and exempli gratia , which is intended to express the intention to publish the best contemporary studies. Right from the start, EG regularly reported on new knowledge gained through computer chess in the endgame .
history
The magazine has appeared quarterly since July 1965. It was launched as a quarterly paper of the Chess Endgame Study Circle founded on March 19, 1965 , a loose association of college friends by John Roycroft , who was also publisher up to issue 102. From issue 103, the publication is in the hands of ARVES with John Roycroft as editor-in-chief.
In the first edition, EG stated that a complete collection would take the place of the study books over the years. However, a certain amount of analytical competence is necessary from the readers for reasons of space.
The core of EG is the reprint of all price reports from study tournaments (composition competitions) around the world. In addition, there are regular reports on defects found in previously published studies, specialist articles, information on study composers and meetings, book reviews, and new findings from the field of endgame databases .
From 2007 the Dutch chess study magazine EBUR ceased its publication, the contents will be followed in EG.
particularities
Among the textual peculiarities of EC counts at date sangaben the use of Latin rather than Arabic digits in the month names and the use of borrowed from the German abbreviation for S Springer . The decision was made because the Kt traditionally used in England at the time would have taken up too much space for the English name Knight and K was already occupied by the king. I had the choice between north and south . Roycroft opted for S , as the magazine The Problemist the British Chess Problem Society used this shortcut. The World Chess Federation FIDE used in the FIDE Revue the N , but which in fairy chess for night Reiter ( English Nightrider ) is used.
Issue 65 from July 1981 was confiscated in the Soviet Union because it contains the beginning of an article by the Jewish emigrant Alexander Herbstman on the front page .
literature
- EG. Endgame. ARVES, Aix-la-Chapelle 1965ff.
Web links
- EG - Archive of issues 1–152 (July 1965 - April 2004)