Editorial: Malcolm Pein on the latest developments in chess, the outcome of the London Chess Classic, the Kasparov/Nakamura split, Chess in Schools, his predictions for 2012 - and then we have some more photos from behind the scenes at the Classic # Readers letters, you have your say.....Fischer time control, Hiarcs world title # London Chess Classic: a fully illustrated, in-depth report by editor John Saunders on the main event at Olympia, won by former world champion Kramnik, plus fine performances by Nakamura and McShane # Cartoon time: more oldies but goodies, mainly from the 1960s, some brought up to date. We'll have more from our back pages next month # Problem album: this month Colin Russ brings us three beautiful miniatures from another member of the Lindgren family # Positional exercises: GM Jacob Aagaard tests your positional chess IQ # Tal Memorial, Moscow: Steve Giddins on the Moscow mega-tournament. Too many draws, a few sparks but no real fire on board! Another success for Magnus Carlsen, on tie-break from Levon Aronian # Christmas Quiz solutions: Steve Giddins reveals the solutions to his seasonal questions. And find out how the super-GMs at Olympia fared when they tried the Xmas picture quiz! # This and much more in this latest issue of Chess Magazine!