From: hgk@cray.com (Hans-Georg Kleinhenz)
Subject: Re: German Chess Magazine
Organization: Cray Research, Inc.
Date: 27 Aug 92 05:46:43 CDT

In article <1992Aug24.161259.38@swvcc.wvnet.edu> cc3@swvcc.wvnet.edu (Allen Farley) writes:
>I'm interested in subscribing to a german chess magazine, but I haven't the
>faintest idea how to go about this. I have no particular magazine in mind, but
>I would like to combine my Elementary German I class with something I enjoy.
>
>If anyone knows of a good mag, could you please email all the info I need to
>subscribe?
>
>Thanx in advance for your help
>
>Allen
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Allen,

I could not send email to the address specified in your request about
German Chess Magazines, but perhaps the information is of some general
interest (although it's my very personal opinion on these magazines).


I would recommend the German magazin "SCHACH"

It is available by: SCHACH Abonnenten-Service
                    Postfach 1163
                    D-W-7107 Neckarsulm
                    Germany
                    (Monthly (80 pages), international prize 78.- DM/year)

I think it is the best German chess magazine and has improved a lot
in the last 2 years. Many international reports and analysis by 
participants of the top tournaments , also reports on German chess,
a entertaining section on combinations and a problem section, opening
theory (not too much), chess history, correspondence chess (reports from
Dr. Baumbach, former corr. chess world champion). It is a magazine from
the former DDR, but adopted very fast to western standard (better 
photos and quality of paper). Editor is IM Ray Tischbierek.

If you want to be up to date, I can recommend "Die Schachwoche".
This is a weekly from Switzerland with all the latest news and tournament
reports. Lots of games but mostly no or very little annotations.
I don't know the exact price, but would guess about 140 DM/year.
If you are interested, I can find it out for you.

The magazine "Schach-Echo" does no longer appear. They joined with
    "Schach-Magazin 64"
     Carl Ed. Schuenemann KG
     Postfach 106067
     2800 Bremen 1
    (24 ed./year, international prize 75.60/year)

I think it is not as good as "SCHACH". Perhaps some better pictures 
and the John Nunn articles about theory and interesting games.
Editor is IM(?) Otto Borik.

Schach Report (mentioned in article 13796 in rec.games.chess) is getting
worse (my personal opinion) and can only be recommended if you are 
specifically interested in German Chess Events. 

Hope this information helps a little bit. If you have further questions
on anything about chess in Germany please fell free to ask.

Regards

Hans-Georg

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