246pp. (2009 New In Chess)

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. With contributions by Alexey Kuzmin, Viacheslav Zakhartsov, Alexis Cabrera, José Vilela and many others.

Sosonko’s Corner
What does Genna Sosonko think about recent developments in his old pet line, the Sicilian Dragon? In this issue’s Corner, dedicated to the 65th birthday of his illustrious friend grandmaster Roman Dzindzichashvili, Sosonko shows he is still on top of things. He also reveals a surprising view on a topical line of the Max Lange Gambit.

Book Reviews
Glenn Flear scrutinizes every inch of a book, including the cover. The first book he reviews this time is Alexander Beliavsky and Adrian Mikhalchishin’s ‘The Petrosian System Against the QID’, a variation that needed serious covering for a long time – something we can leave to these seasoned grandmasters. More limited in scope is Andrew Greet’s ‘play the Queen’s Indian’, but it’s a great introduction to the QID. A new monumental book on 1.d4 openings is Lars Schandorff’s ‘Playing the Queen’s Gambit’, which focuses on the sharpest lines. And Valentin Bogdanov’s latest effort, ‘Chess Explained: The Grünfeld’ is so inspiring it might even make you turn off your computer for a while!

Surveys
Sicilian Defence - Najdorf Variation 6.Be3 Ng4 - SI 14.7 - Vilela
Sicilian Defence - Dragon Variation 10...Rb8 - SI 18.16 - A.Kuzmin
Sicilian Defence - Perenyi Attack 7.g4 - SI 19.14 - Karolyi
Sicilian Defence - Rauzer Variation 7...Be7 - SI 27.10 - Galkin
Sicilian Defence - Sveshnikov Variation 9.Nd5 - SI 37.8 - Rogozenco
Sicilian Defence - Taimanov Variation 5...Qc7 - SI 40.2 - Fogarasi
Sicilian Defence - Taimanov Variation 5...Qc7 - SI 40.4 - Adla/Glavina
Sicilian Defence - Grand Prix Attack 5.Bc4 - SI 49.4 - Grivas
King’s Fianchetto - 4.f4 Line; 4...a6 - KF 14.4 - Finkel
French Defence - Rubinstein Variation 7.c3 - FR 7.4 - Finkel
Caro-Kann Defence - Advance Variation 3.e5 - CK 4.1 - Landa
Ruy Lopez - Exchange Variation 5...Bd6 - RL 8.7 - Boersma
Ruy Lopez - Marshall Attack 15.Qe2 - RL 17.6 - Lukacs/Hazai
Ruy Lopez - Zaitsev Variation 9...Bb7 - RL 26.8 - Van der Wiel
Italian Game - Giuoco Piano 6...a6 - IG 2.10 - Tiviakov
Scotch Opening - Mieses Variation 8...Ba6 - SO 4.4 - Greenfeld
King’s Pawn Openings - Philidor Defence 7...a6 - KP 4.13 - A. Kuzmin
Various Openings - Fajarowicz Gambit 3...Ne4 - VO 17.6 - Gutman
Queen’s Gambit Declined - Tartakower Variation 8.g4 - QO 7.1 - Olthof
Slav Defence - Slow Slav 4.e3 - SL 1.7 - Anka
Slav Defence - Krause Variation 7...Nb6 - SL 4.5 - Lukacs/Hazai
Slav Defence - Botvinnik Variation 16.Na4 - SL 7.8 - Palliser
Catalan Opening - Open Variation 6...dc4 - CA 5.6 - Vladimirov
Nimzo-Indian Defence - Classical Variation 4...0-0 - NI 24.13 - De Jong
Nimzo-Indian Defence - Ragozin Variation 4.Nf3 d5 - NI 27.5 - Antic
Nimzo-Indian Defence - Ragozin Variation 4.Nf3 d5 - NI 27.6 - Panczyk/Ilczuk
Queen’s Indian Defence - ...c6, ...d5 System - QI 6.1 - Tiviakov
Queen’s Indian Defence - Nimzowitsch Variation 4...Ba6 - QI 14.9 - Zakhartsov
Grünfeld Indian Defence - 3.f3 Line - GI 1.1 - Mikhalevski
Grünfeld Indan Defence - Accelerated Russian System 4.Qb3 - GI 3.1 - Ikonnikov
King's Indian Defence - Sämisch Variation 6...Nc6 - KI 35.10 - Kaufman
Queen’s Pawn Openings - Colle System 4.dc5 - QP 6.4 - Panczyk/Ilczuk
English Opening - Symmetrical Variation 4.g3 - EO 40.6 - Marin/Stoica