Forum
The Forum Section has interesting contributions by well-known players like Karsten Müller, David Smerdon, Bogdan Lalic, Andras Adorjan and more.
Columns
In his Opening Takes, Joel Benjamin pays homage to the deceased grandmaster Dragoljub Velimirovic, who was feared for his ferocious attacks especially in sharp Sicilians.
In Kuzmin’s Harvest, Alexey Kuzmin gives an insider’s view of some unusual openings from the rapid and blitz World Championships in Dubai.
Preview
We offer a preview of the revolutionary opening book Bologan’s Black Weapons in the Open Games, where this top grandmaster presents in a unique way a fighting repertoire for black players in all 1.e4 e5 openings where White avoids the Ruy Lopez.
Reviews
Glenn Flear reviews The Leningrad Dutch (Malaniuk/Marusenko), The Most Flexible Sicilian by Delchev/Semkov, Neil McDonald’s The King’s Indian Attack move by move, and Dejan Bojkov’s Modernized: The King’s Indian Defense.
Surveys
Sicilian Defence - Scheveningen Variation 7/8...Qb6 - SI 22.2/23.1 - AdorjanSicilian Defence - Taimanov Variation 8...Be7 - SI 40.2 - K. SzaboPirc Defence - Austrian Attack 7.Qd4 - PU 11.8 - StojanovicFrench Defence - Early Divergences 2.b3 - FR 1.1 - BragaFrench Defence - 3.Nc3 Other Lines - FR 4.2 - De DovitiisFrench Defence - Steinitz Variation 8...Qb6 - FR 4.4 - MoskalenkoFrench Defence - Winawer Variation 7.Bd3 - FR 11.3 - KarolyiPetroff Defence - Steinitz Variation 5...Nd7 - RG 2.8 - WolochowiczPetroff Defence - Nimzowitsch Variation 5.Nc3 - RG 3.5 - De DovitiisRuy Lopez - Moller Variation 5...Bc5 - RL 12.5 - Van der TakRuy Lopez - The 6.d3-Line - RL 13.5 - A. KuzminKing’s Pawn Openings - Two Knights: Early Divergences 3.g3 - KP 7.2 - TuncerKing’s Pawn Openings - Ponziani Opening 3.c3 - KP 8.8 - BoschQueen’s Gambit Declined - Cambridge Springs Variation 8.Õc1 - QO 15.7 - Panczyk/IlczukSlav Defence - Chebanenko Variation 5.c5 - SL 3.1 - PrasannaSlav Defence - 5.g3 Line - SL 6.2 - PeraltaCatalan Opening - Accepted 4...dc4 - CA 3.4 - Mchedlishvili/JanjgavaNimzo-Indian Defence - Sämisch Variation 4.f3 - NI 18.8 - RodiNimzo-Indian Defence - Ragozin Variation 4.Nf3 d5 - NI 27.2 - SmerdonNimzo-Indian Defence - Vienna Variation 4...dc4 - NI 27.14 - KarolyiNimzo-Indian Defence - 4.Nf3 Line - NI 28.2 - Lukacs/HazaiNimzo-Indian Defence - Kasparov Variation/4.Nf3 c5 5.g3 - NI 28.4 - ShahGrünfeld Indian Defence - Exchange Variation 7.Be3 - GI 4.1 - FlearKing’s Indian Defence - Early Divergences 5.Nge2 - KI 31.6 - IkonnikovBenoni Defence - Blumenfeld Gambit 5.e4 - BI 3.7 - Tay/KislikBenoni Defence - Fianchetto Variation 7.g3 - BI 9.15-16 - AnticQueen’s Pawn Opening - Trompowsky Attack 2...e6 - QP 7.8 - FogarasiEnglish Opening - Symmetrical Variation 5.g3 - EO 38.15 - Finkel
