NIC Forum
Letters from readers and contributors on the Botvinnik Variation of the Slav, the Marshall Variation in the Petroff, the King's Indian Four Pawns Attack, the Caro-Kann, the Keres Attack in the Sicilian, the Nimzo Indian, the 'Franco-Polish Gambit' and the Sicilian Scheveningen.
Sosonko's Column
Sosonko celebrates the 50st birthday of Iosif Dorfman, an acknowledged master of the opening.
Book Review
Glenn Flear reviews the latest repertoire books: Unusual Queens Gambit Declined (Ward); The Chigorin Defence (Bronznik); Meeting 1 e4 (Alexander Raetsky); Meeting 1.d4 (Aagaard & Lund); Opening for White according to Kramnik 1.Nf3 Volume 3 (Alexander Khalifman).
36 NIC Surveys Yearbook 63
Sicilian: Hungarian Variation 4.Qd4, by Van der SterrenSicilian: Najdorf Variation 6.Bc4 b5, by MikhalchishinSicilian: Dragon Variation 9.g4, by CeterasSicilian: English Attack 6.Be3, by Lukacs/HazaiSicilian: The Anti-Sveshnikov System 3...e5, by RogozenkoSicilian: Paulsen Variation 5.c4, by FogarasiSicilian: Alapin Variation 2...d5, by GavrilovPirc: Classical Variation 4.Nf3, by MarinKings Fianchetto: Gurgenidze Variation 3...c6 4.f4 d5, by AvrukhFrench: Burn Variation 4...de4, by SosonkoFrench: Winawer Variation 6...Qc7 7.Qg4 f6, by KarolyiFrench: Tarrasch Variation 3...Nf6, by TiviakovAlekhine: Modern Variation 4...g6, by Van der TakPetroff: Marshall Variation 6...Bd6, by MorgadoPetroff: Jaenisch Variation 6...Nc6, by PliesterRuy Lopez: Berlin Variation 3...Nf6, by Z.AlmasiRuy Lopez: Marshall Attack 8...d5, by Van der TakRuy Lopez: Marshall Attack 8...d5, by Van der TakRuy Lopez: Chigorin Variation 9...Na5, by KarolyiScotch: Classical Variation 4...Bc5, by Lukacs/HazaiPhilidor: The Original Philidor 3...f5, by Van der TakTwo Knights: Traxler Gambit 5.d4, by De ZeeuwOwens Defence: 3.Nc3, by GlekQueens Gambit Declined: Blackburne Variation 5.Bf4, by RustemovQueens Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Variation 7.cd5, by RogozenkoSlav: Krause Variation 6.Ne5, by FlearNimzo-Indian: A Nimzo-Queens Indian Hybrid 4.Nf3 b6, by PliesterBogo-Indian: 4.Bd2 Qe7, by BoersmaQueens Indian: Petrosian System 4.a3 c5, by CebaloGrnfeld Indian: 5.Bg5 dc4, by PavlovicKings Indian: Glek Variation 7...Na6, by GlekBenoni: The Modern Main Line 6.Nf3, by MarinOld Indian: Main Line 8.Rb1, by Adla/GlavinaQueens Pawn Opening: Colle Variation 3.e3, by LangewegEnglish: The Anti-Grnfeld Line 7.h4, by VilelaRti: Capablanca Variation 3...Bg4, by LangewegIf you subscribe to the Yearbook you will:
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