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 Jacob Aagaard, Viacheslav Zakhartsov, Nenad Sulava, and many others.

Sosonko’s Corner

What do chess opening experts have in common with psychoanalysts, conductors, pianists? Genna Sosonko shows new examples of extreme preparation by the likes of Viswanathan Anand, Vladimir Kramnik, Levon Aronian and Sergey Karjakin, and gives some surprising advice on ways to avoid it.

Book Reviews

In his reviews, Glenn Flear writes on Evgeny Sveshnikov’s essential ‘mega-manuscript’ on ‘The Complete c3 Sicilian’, published by New In Chess itself. Next, he shows how well-known theoretician Lubomir Ftacnik has based an entire repertoire on that Variation of Variations (i.e. the Najdorf) in ‘The Sicilian Defence’. More solid stuff is Lars Schandorff’s ‘The Caro-Kann’, although the Dane also shows how Black can play aggressively. Finally, Flear read Cyrus Lakdawala’s ‘play the London system’ with pleasure, but he concludes with a grave warning.

Surveys
Sicilian Defence - Moscow Variation 3.Bb5 - SI 1.6 - Finkel
Sicilian Defence - Najdorf Variation 6.Bg5 - SI 4.1 - Olthof
Sicilian Defence - Najdorf Variation 6.Be3 - SI 14.8 - Huerga Leache
Sicilian Defence - Taimanov Variation 8...Bb4 - SI 40.2 - Zakhartsov
Sicilian Defence - Paulsen Variation 5.Bd3 - SI 42.2 - Andriasian
Pirc Defence - Austrian Attack 5...c5 - PU 11.8 - Vegh
King’s Fianchetto - North Sea Variation 2...Nf6 - KF 2.2 - Panczyk/Ilczuk
French Defence - Advance Variation 6.a3 - FR 3.6 - Sveshnikov
French Defence - Winawer Variation 7.Qg4 - FR 11.8 - Lukacs/Hazai
Caro-Kann Defence - Advance Variation 3.e5 - CK 4.9 - Van der Wiel
Scandinavian Defence - 3.Nf3 Line - SD 8.2 - Karolyi
Alekhine’s Defence - Modern Variation 4.Nf3 g6 - AL 11.11 - Van der Tak
Ruy Lopez - Berlin Defence 4.d3 - RL 7.1 - Fogarasi
Ruy Lopez - Open Variation 9.Nbd2 - RL 27.14 - Mikhalevski
Four Knights Opening - Rubinstein Variation 4...Nd4 - KP 11.3 - Olthof
Various Openings - Budapest Gambit 3...Ne4 - VO 17.7 - Gutman
Slav Defence - Semi-Slav Meran 5...a6 - SL 8.1 - Lemos Sarro
Slav Defence - Semi-Slav Meran 6.Qc2 - SL 8.4 - Boersma
Tarrasch Defence - Rubinstein Variation 6.g3 - TD 4.16 - Bosch
Queen’s Gambit Accepted - Alekhine Variation 3...a6 - QG 5.8 - Raetsky/Chetverik
Nimzo-Indian Defence - Classical Variation 4.Qc2 0-0 - NI 20.3 - A. Kuzmin
Queen’s Indian Defence - Bogo-Indian 4.Bd2 Qe7 - QI 1.8 - Ikonnikov
Queen’s Indian Defence - Classical Variation 4...Bb7 - QI 7.9 - Cabrera Pino
Queen’s Indian Defence - Nimzowitsch Variation 4...Ba6 - QI 14.7 - Karolyi
Grünfeld Indian Defence - Fianchetto Variation 3.g3 - GI 1.15 - Vegh
Grünfeld Indian Defence - Exchange Variation 7.Bc4 - GI 5.7 - Flear
Grünfeld Indian Defence - Exchange Variation 7.Bc4 - GI 5.14 - Van der Tak
King's Indian Defence - Glek Variation 7...Na6 - KI 15.9 - A. Kuzmin
King’s Indian Defence - Early Divergences 6.h3 - KI 20.13 - Anka
King’s Indian Defence - Fianchetto Variation 4...c5 - KI 77.3 - Palliser
Benoni Defence - Modern Main Line 7.Qa4 - BI 8.1 - Edouard
Old Indian Defence - Schmid Benoni 6.Bb5 - OI 16.10 - S. Kasparov
Queen’s Pawn Defence - 3.g3 Line - QP 6.10 - S. Kasparov
Queen’s Pawn Defence - Torre Attack 3.Bg5 - QP 7.9 - De Dovitiis

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