NIC Forum
Readers from all over the world join in discussions of previous surveys. Both (grand)masters and club players shed their light on new opening developments and search together for the truth.

Sosonko's Corner
Genna Sosonko explains the opening according to Alexander Morozevich. Where others try to lure their opponents to unknown territory, Morozevich more often than not joins his opponents! The dream of many an amateur who shies away from voluminous opening monographs and endless Internet sites which produce incessant streams of theoretical material.

Book Review
Which category do you belong to: do you love white water kayaking or enjoy a gentle boat ride on a placid lake?
Three of the four books Glenn Flear has reviewed this time can be described as quiet waters. The fourth one is by Jeroen Bosch, who has revamped his off-beat opening column in New In Chess into a book format. Invigorating material!

34 NIC Surveys Yearbook 69
Sicilian: Najdorf Variation 6.Bg5, by Van der Tak
Sicilian: Najdorf Variation 6.Be3, by Lukacs/Hazai
Sicilian: Dragon Variation 9.0-0-0, by Cabrera
Sicilian: Rauzer Variation 7...Be7, by Karolyi
Sicilian: Rauzer Variation 7...a6 , by Cebalo
Sicilian: Kalashnikov Variation 6.c4, by Rogozenko
Sicilian: Alapin Variation 2...g6, by Gavrilov
Pirc: Austrian Attack 5...c5, by Van der Weide
King’s Fianchetto: 4.Be3, by Fogarasi
French: Advance Variation 6.a3, by Boersma
French: Winawer Variation 4...Ne7, by LB Hansen
French: Winawer Variation 7.h4, by Pelletier
Caro-Kann: Smyslov Variation 4...Nd7, by Dautov
Caro-Kann: Classical Variation 4...Bf5, by Olthof
Ruy Lopez: Closed Line with 9.d4, by Lukacs/Hazai
Two Knights: The Main Line against 5...Ng4, by Panczyk/Ilczuk
King’s Gambit: Becker Variation 3...h6, by Pliester
King’s Gambit: Declined 2...Bc5, by Van der Tak
Queen’s Gambit Declined: Alatortsev Variation 3...Be7, by Langeweg
Queen’s Gambit Declined: 5.Qc2, by Van der Sterren
Slav: Marshall Gambit 4.e4, by Van der Tak
Tarrasch: Rubinstein Variation 6.g3, by Flear
Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein Variation 5.Ne2 Re8, by Bosch
Bogo-Indian: Vikoni Variation 4.Bd2 c5, by Dautov
Bogo-Indian: 4.Bd2 Qe7, by Anka
Queen’s Indian: Nimzowitsch Variation 5.Qb3, by Lukacs/Hazai
Grünfeld Indian: Exchange Variation 7.Bc4 , by Bosch
King’s Indian: Classical Main Line 9.Ne1, by Matamoros
Benoni: Taimanov Variation 8...Nbd7, by Vaiser
Queen’s Pawn: Wagner Gambit 4.e4, by Langeweg
Queen’s Pawn: Trompowsky Attack 2...d5, by Gavrilov
Dutch: Classical Variation 6...d6, by Flear
English: Symmetrical Variation 7.d3 and 8.e4, by Langeweg

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