Yearbook 105

Forum Readers from all over the world join in discussions on previous Surveys. Titled players, correspondence players and club players shed their light on opening developments and search for the truth together. Including some very special Olympiad coverage by Viktor Moskalenko and Guliskhan Nakhbayeva! Columns In Benjamin’s Opening Takes and Kuzmin’s Harvest, grandmasters Joel Benjamin and Alexey Kuzmin present their views on novelties and opening tendencies in the latest top tournaments. Book Reviews In this issue, Glenn Flear reviews Mayhem in the Morra, the latest Sicilian craze, by Marc Esserman, Victor Bologan’s new opening book The Powerful Catalan, The Complete Slav by Konstantin Sakaev, and Lars Schandorff’s 1.d4 – The Indian Defences. Surveys Sicilian Defence - Najdorf Variation 6.a4 - SI 14.5 - Finkel Sicilian Defence - Taimanov Variation 7.f4 - SI 40.2 - I. Almasi French Defence - Winawer Variation 6...Qc7 - FR 11.8 - Karolyi French Defence - Tarrasch Variation 3...Nf6 - FR 17.11 - Tzermiadianos Caro-Kann Defence - Panov Attack 6...Bb4 - CK 3.1 - Sumets Caro-Kann Defence - Panov Attack 6...Ne4 - CK 3.4 - Lukacs/Hazai Caro-Kann Defence - Classical Variation 6.h4 - CK 12.3 - Tuncer Ruy Lopez - Delayed Cozio Variation 4...Nge7 - RL 9.1 - Van de Oudeweetering Ruy Lopez - New Arkhangelsk Variation 6...Bc5 - RL 12.6 - A. Kuzmin Ruy Lopez - Early Divergences 6.d3 - RL 13.5 - Illingworth Ruy Lopez - Open Variation 9.Nbd2 - RL 27.11 - Van der Tak Scotch Opening - Four Knights Variation 4.d4 - SO 3.1-2 - Flear Scotch Opening - Classical Variation 5.Nb3 - SO 5.8 - Finkel King’s Pawn Openings - Centre Game 2.d4 - KP 2.6-11 - Adorjan/Vegh Slav Defence - Chebanenko Variation 5.e3 - SL 3.1 - S. Kasparov Slav Defence - Botvinnik Variation 16...Qa6 - SL 7.8 - Olthof Slav Defence - Schlechter Variation 4...g6 - SL 10.3+8 - Kidambi Catalan Opening - Accepted Variation 4...dc4 - CA 3.4 - Horvath/Juhasz Nimzo-Indian Defence - Classical Variation 4...0-0 - NI 20.2 - De Dovitiis Bogo-Indian Defence - 4.Bd2 Be7 Line - QI 1.3 - Panczyk/Ilczuk Grünfeld Indian Defence - 4.e3 Line - GI 3.1 - V. Georgiev/Arnaudov Grünfeld Indian Defence - Exchange Variation 7.Nf3 - GI 4.8 - Lemos Sarro Grünfeld Indian Defence - Exchange Variation 7.Nf3 - GI 4.16 - Karolyi Grünfeld Indian Defence - 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Qa4 Line - GI 7.4 - Vegh King`s Indian Defence - Classical Variation 9.b4 - KI 4.6+9 - Ikonnikov English Opening - Reversed Dragon 3...d5 - EO 3.11 - V. Georgiev/Arnaudov English Opening - Symmetrical Variation 3...g6 - EO 29.1 - Vilela

• Casa editrice New in Chess
• Code 02105
• Anno 2012
• Pagine p. 250