New In Chess
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| description | Dutch chess magazine |
| language | English |
| Headquarters | Alkmaar |
| First edition | 1984 |
| Frequency of publication | eight times a year |
| Editors-in-chief | Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam , Jan Timman |
| editor | Allard Hoogland |
| Web link | newinchess.com |
| ISSN (print) | 0168-8782 |
New In Chess (short: NIC ) is a chess magazine in English in Alkmaar , the Netherlands , which appears eight times a year.
history
The origins of New In Chess magazine go back to 1968 when the Dutch Schaakbulletin was founded on the initiative of Willem Andriessen (1938–2017). The Schaakbulletin was in the early days mainly of chess games, analysis and chess news with a circumference of about 20 pages. With the two Dutch grandmasters Jan Timman and Jan Hein Donner , two high-ranking employees were added in the 1970s. Under Donner, the proportion of columns and tournament reports increased, while Timman was responsible for game analyzes, he is still considered an excellent commentator on chess games.
In September 1984, under the increasing influence of computer development and the programming of databases for chess games, the first copy of New In Chess appeared ; as most recently at Schaakbulletin , under the editor-in-chief of Jan Timman and the management of Andriessen. The international market outside of the Netherlands was to be opened up with an English-language magazine. The New In Chess team still uses the “New In Chess Database” developed by Elsevier , now called “NICBase”, a chess database in which games are classified according to the so-called NIC key according to the theory of opening .
This magazine was initially designed for twelve issues of 64 pages per annum each, but was reduced to eight issues a year from 1986 (then, however, 96 pages each): After top players such as world champions Karpow and Kasparov offered the editorial team their collaboration , the qualitative aspect should move more into the foreground, for example through thorough game analyzes and tournament reports, less the cutting-edge reporting.
Employee 1984
The employees of the first edition in September 1984 were:
- Editor: B. J. Toet
- Editor-in-chief: Willem Andriessen and Jan Timman
- Editorial assistance: Raymond Keene
Current
In the third decade of its existence, the New In Chess magazine, which was published in DIN-C5 format by the end of 2010, has established itself as an international chess magazine that is read in over 70 countries and is a popular chess publication among grandmasters. In addition to the since 1984 four times a year New In Chess Yearbook , a 250-page compendium of the current opening theory, published New In Chess self-published, other chess books, such as the book series Secrets of Opening Surprises (abbreviated SOS, in German: Chess Without blinkers , ISBN 90-5691-125-2 ).
Employee
The current employees (as of December 2012):
- Editor: Allard Hoogland
- Editor-in-chief: Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam and Jan Timman
- Regular columns: Hans Ree , Luke McShane , Nigel Short , Garri Kasparow , Jeroen Bosch, Charles Hertan
content
Reports on current chess tournaments, game analyzes, interviews or portraits of contemporary chess players or chess officials are spanned by various sections and columns. Introductory short reports from the world of chess can be found in “NIC's Cafe”, followed by a letter to the editor. The Dutch grandmaster Hans Ree reports in a multi-page column primarily on chess-historical events and encounters with masters and chess legends. His British colleague Luke MacShane reviews current books in essayistic form, while ex-world champion Garri Kasparov, since his retirement from active chess, sums up current tournament events and looks at individual, notable game positions. The final section “Just Checking” introduces a contemporary chess master using a brief questionnaire.
Web links
- Website of New In Chess (English)