Description
Bound volume of 12 issues, January 1981 – December 1981
Major contents:
- 1981 World Championship Match (Karpov–Korchnoi, Merano) – extensive reports, annotated games, and match commentary
- Candidates cycle (1980–81) – especially the Candidates’ Matches leading into the world title contest
- Linares and other elite international tournaments – including major European invitationals and strong Soviet events
- British Championship (1981) – full domestic coverage and annotated key games
- Lloyds Bank Masters and UK congress circuit – a recurring BCM focus on leading British opens
- Rise of leading British grandmasters – coverage of Short, Nunn, Speelman, Miles, Chandler in international play
- Chess Olympiad build-up (pre-1982 cycle context) – national team performances and selection discussions
- Major international tournaments such as Wijk aan Zee (Hoogovens), Hastings 1980/81, and other traditional annual events
- Opening theory developments – especially Sicilian, English Opening, Nimzo-Indian and contemporary theoretical debates
- Endgame studies and problem composition – regular studies column and analytical endgame material
- Book reviews and historical essays – including tournament books and theoretical works of the period
- FIDE politics and world chess governance – commentary surrounding the Karpov–Korchnoi era and championship structure
Condition: Very Good. Algebraic notation.
