CHESS OPENING IDEAS – NOVELTIES – BOOK REVIEWS – THEORY – DISCUSSIONS – GAMBITS

Forum
Readers from all over the world join in discussions of previous surveys. Titled players, correspondence players and club players shed their light on opening developments and search together for the truth. With contributions by Pavel Smirnov, Georgy Timoshenko, José Vilela, the incredible Bulgarian talent Kirprian Berbatov and many others.

Sosonko’s Corner
This Corner is fully dedicated to the memory of the recently deceased David Bronstein. Sosonko takes a closer look at King David´s contributions to opening theory, which reveal many aspects of the exceptionally fertile mind of the former vice-World Champion. The story is, of course, brimming with anecdotes that no-one but Sosonko could tell you.

Book Reviews
A treat for bloodthirsty players, this Review Section! Glenn Flear pronounces his verdict on Everyman´s new ‘Dangerous Weapons’ series: on the Nimzo-Indian (by Emms, Ward and Palliser) and on the Sicilian (Emms & Palliser). Even more dangerous may be the subject of Hannes Langrock: the dreaded Morra Gambit! Flear overcomes his doubts on this gambit and commends at least the work by the young German theoretician. For slightly lower-rated readers Flear recommends the prolific John Watson’s new project for Gambit, ‘Mastering the Chess Openings: Volume 1’.

31 Surveys
Sicilian Defence - Najdorf Variation 7...Qb6 - Olthof
Sicilian Defence - Najdorf Variation 6.Be3 - Vladimirov
Sicilian Defence - Velimirovic Attack 6.Bc4 e6 7.Be3 - Van der Tak
Sicilian Defence - Rossolimo Variation 3.Bb5 - Van der Wiel
Sicilian Defence - Lowenthal Variation 4...e5 - Palliser
Sicilian Defence - Sveshnikov Variation 11.Bd3 - Van der Weide
Sicilian Defence - Alapin Variation 2...d5 - Anka
French Defence - Winawer Variation 7...0-0 - I. Almasi
Caro-Kann Defence - Panov Attack 6/7.c5 - Gavrilov
Scandinavian Defence - Main Line 3...Qd6 - Tzermiadianos
Scandinavian Defence - Main Line 5.Bd2 - Prié
Ruy Lopez - Berlin Defence 7...Nf5 - Z. Almasi
Ruy Lopez - Exchange Variation 5...Be7 - Grivas
Ruy Lopez - Breyer Variation 9...Nb8 - Olthof
Ruy Lopez - Open Variation 5...Ne4 - Morgado/Alvarez
King’s Gambit - Early Deviations 2...Bc5 - De Zeeuw
Various Openings - Budapest Gambit 3...Ng4 - Moskalenko
Queen’s Gambit Declined - Blackburne Variation 5.Bf4 - Langeweg
Slav Defence - Alapin Variation 5.a4 Bf5 - Ikonnikov
Slav Defence - Anti-Moscow Gambit 6...h6 - Agrest
Slav Defence - 3.Nc3 dc4 - Flear
Tarrasch Defence - Semi-Tarrasch 6.g3 - Werle
Nimzo-Indian Defence - Leningrad Variation 4.Bg5 - Lukacs/Hazai
Nimzo-Indian Defence - Ragozin Variation 4.Nf3 d5 5.Bg5 - Mchedlishvili
Nimzo-Indian Defence - Kmoch Variation 4.f3 - Van der Stricht
Queen’s Indian Defence - Classical Variation 4...Bb7 - A. Kuzmin
Queen’s Indian Defence - Nimzowitsch Variation 4...Ba6 - Giddins
King’s Indian Defence - Bayonet Variation 9.b4 - A. Kuzmin
King's Indian Defence - Four Pawns Attack 8.de6 - Moskalenko
English Opening - Reversed Dragon 3.g3 - Lukacs/Hazai
English Opening - Anti-Grünfeld Line 4.Qa4 - Landa