EG (magazine)
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EG is a magazine that publishes endgame studies and discusses various aspects of the endgame in chess
. The letters "EG" stand for "End Game."
John Roycroft, an endgame composer and enthusiast, founded the magazine in 1965 and was its publisher for the first 102 issues, until 1991. Since then, the Dutch company Alexander Rueb Vereniging voor Schaakeindspelstudie (ARVES) has published the magazine, but Roycroft stayed as editor-in-chief for a while. The current Editor-in-Chief is Harold van der Heijden
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While many chess magazines include sections for endgame studies, EG is unique for its exclusive focus on the study.
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
. The letters "EG" stand for "End Game."
John Roycroft, an endgame composer and enthusiast, founded the magazine in 1965 and was its publisher for the first 102 issues, until 1991. Since then, the Dutch company Alexander Rueb Vereniging voor Schaakeindspelstudie (ARVES) has published the magazine, but Roycroft stayed as editor-in-chief for a while. The current Editor-in-Chief is Harold van der Heijden
Harold van der Heijden
Harold van der Heijden is a Dutch composer of chess endgame studies. He was born in Veghel, The Netherlands, on December 18, 1960. By profession, after finishing his PhD in 2009, he is head of the R&D department of a veterinary institute....
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While many chess magazines include sections for endgame studies, EG is unique for its exclusive focus on the study.