Here are a couple of add-ons that would have gone into the big Potpourri post if I had remembered, but that post was so packed that it’s probably good to present these separately.
First, here’s Leon Mendonca, the winner of the Challengers tournament at Tata Steel discussing all 13 of his games. The talented 17-year-old will participate in next year’s Masters event, so now is as good a time as any for all of us to make his acquaintance. It would have been much better, IMO, had the other person been a stronger player, but even so I’d recommend checking out the video and watching for a while to see if you like it.
Second, as of this writing New in Chess Magazine is offering a free digital copy of the first issue of 2024. It’s a fine magazine to which I’ve subscribed for ages (on my dime; they’ve never sent me review copies of the magazine), so I recommend having a look if you’re not already a subscriber.