Forum
The Forum Section has interesting contributions by well-known players like Bogdan Lalic, Luis Rodi and Piotr Wolochowicz, as well as some surprising letters by other readers.
Columns
Joel Benjamin has started a NEW COLUMN called Repertoire Building with Benjamin , in which he guides club players in their search for openings that are best suited to their needs.
In Kuzmin’s Harvest , Alexey Kuzmin investigates the opening play of three World Champions at the second Gashimov Memorial: Vladimir Kramnik, Vishy Anand and Magnus Carlsen.
Preview
This Yearbook has a preview of an extraordinary new opening book by John Watson and Eric Schiller: 'Taming Wild Chess Openings', which presents a host of uncommon openings in an original way.
Reviews
Glenn Flear reviews 'The Art of the King’s Indian' by Gufeld & Stetsko, 'Kotronias on the King’s Indian Vol. 2&3', 'The Modern Vienna Game' by Ovechkin & Soloviov, and two New In Chess Books: Sergey Kasparov’s 'A Cunning Chess Opening for Black' and Zaven Andriasyan’s 'The English Attack against the Taimanov Sicilian'.
Surveys
1.e4 openings
Sicilian Defence - Rossolimo Variation 3...d6 - S. Kasparov
Sicilian Defence - Najdorf Variation 6.Bg5 - Sethuraman
Sicilian Defence - Taimanov Variation 5...Qc7 - Tuncer
Sicilian Defence - Alapin Variation 2...d5 - Fogarasi
King’s Fianchetto - 3.c4 Line - De Dovitiis
French Defence - Tarrasch Variation 3...h6 - Eingorn
Scandinavian Defence - Main Line 4...e5 - Bezgodov
Ruy Lopez - Berlin Defence 4.d3 - Illingworth/Smerdon
Ruy Lopez - Zaitsev Variation 9...Bb7 - Kislik
Italian Game - Evans Gambit 5...Ba5 - Szabo
King’s Gambit - Mason Gambit 3.Nc3 - Olthof
1.d4 openings
Queen’s Gambit Declined - Carlsbad Variation 9...Nh5 - Lukacs/Hazai
Queen’s Gambit Declined - Classical main Line 8...b6 - Marin/Stoica
Slav Defence - SL Accepted: Other Moves, 5...e6 - I. Almasi
Slav Defence - Krause Variation 7...Qc7 - Karolyi
Queen’s Gambit Accepted - Alekhine Variation 4...b5 - Antic
Catalan Opening - Bogo-Indian Variation 3...Bb4+ - Prasanna
Queen’s Gambit Declined - Nimzowitsch Variation 4...Ba6 - Lalic
King’s Indian Defence - Makogonov Variation 6.h3 - Kuzmin
King’s Indian Defence - Fianchetto Variation 7...Bf5 - Illingworth
King’s Indian Defence - Early Divergences 3.d5 - Adorjan
Dutch Defence - Stonewall Variation 7.b3 - Ikonnikov
English Opening - Symmetrical Variation 3.g3 - Braga
English Opening - Flohr-Mikenas Variation 8...Nc6 - Panczyk/Ilczuk
Réti Opening - 1...d5 2.c4 e6 - Sethuraman
Réti Opening - Lasker Variation 4...Bf5 - Panczyk/Ilczuk
Exercises
With more than 75 practical opening exercises to test your understanding
The Forum Section has interesting contributions by well-known players like Bogdan Lalic, Luis Rodi and Piotr Wolochowicz, as well as some surprising letters by other readers.
Columns
Joel Benjamin has started a NEW COLUMN called Repertoire Building with Benjamin , in which he guides club players in their search for openings that are best suited to their needs.
In Kuzmin’s Harvest , Alexey Kuzmin investigates the opening play of three World Champions at the second Gashimov Memorial: Vladimir Kramnik, Vishy Anand and Magnus Carlsen.
Preview
This Yearbook has a preview of an extraordinary new opening book by John Watson and Eric Schiller: 'Taming Wild Chess Openings', which presents a host of uncommon openings in an original way.
Reviews
Glenn Flear reviews 'The Art of the King’s Indian' by Gufeld & Stetsko, 'Kotronias on the King’s Indian Vol. 2&3', 'The Modern Vienna Game' by Ovechkin & Soloviov, and two New In Chess Books: Sergey Kasparov’s 'A Cunning Chess Opening for Black' and Zaven Andriasyan’s 'The English Attack against the Taimanov Sicilian'.
Surveys
1.e4 openings
Sicilian Defence - Rossolimo Variation 3...d6 - S. Kasparov
Sicilian Defence - Najdorf Variation 6.Bg5 - Sethuraman
Sicilian Defence - Taimanov Variation 5...Qc7 - Tuncer
Sicilian Defence - Alapin Variation 2...d5 - Fogarasi
King’s Fianchetto - 3.c4 Line - De Dovitiis
French Defence - Tarrasch Variation 3...h6 - Eingorn
Scandinavian Defence - Main Line 4...e5 - Bezgodov
Ruy Lopez - Berlin Defence 4.d3 - Illingworth/Smerdon
Ruy Lopez - Zaitsev Variation 9...Bb7 - Kislik
Italian Game - Evans Gambit 5...Ba5 - Szabo
King’s Gambit - Mason Gambit 3.Nc3 - Olthof
1.d4 openings
Queen’s Gambit Declined - Carlsbad Variation 9...Nh5 - Lukacs/Hazai
Queen’s Gambit Declined - Classical main Line 8...b6 - Marin/Stoica
Slav Defence - SL Accepted: Other Moves, 5...e6 - I. Almasi
Slav Defence - Krause Variation 7...Qc7 - Karolyi
Queen’s Gambit Accepted - Alekhine Variation 4...b5 - Antic
Catalan Opening - Bogo-Indian Variation 3...Bb4+ - Prasanna
Queen’s Gambit Declined - Nimzowitsch Variation 4...Ba6 - Lalic
King’s Indian Defence - Makogonov Variation 6.h3 - Kuzmin
King’s Indian Defence - Fianchetto Variation 7...Bf5 - Illingworth
King’s Indian Defence - Early Divergences 3.d5 - Adorjan
Dutch Defence - Stonewall Variation 7.b3 - Ikonnikov
English Opening - Symmetrical Variation 3.g3 - Braga
English Opening - Flohr-Mikenas Variation 8...Nc6 - Panczyk/Ilczuk
Réti Opening - 1...d5 2.c4 e6 - Sethuraman
Réti Opening - Lasker Variation 4...Bf5 - Panczyk/Ilczuk
Exercises
With more than 75 practical opening exercises to test your understanding