There are columns by former US Champion Joel Benjamin and Russian Grandmaster Alexey Kuzmin, who used to coach World Champion Anatoly Karpov, while English GM Glenn Flear reviews new books on chess openings.

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1.e4 openings

Sicilian Defence

• Najdorf Variation 6.Bg5 - Pijpers
• Najdorf Variation 6.a3 - Bosch
• Najdorf Variation 6.Nb3 - Fogarasi
• Najdorf Variation 6.Be3 - Lukacs/Hazai
• Rossolimo Variation 3...g6 - Prasanna
• Early Divergences 2...b6 - Pucher

French Defence

• Tarrasch Variation 3...Be7 - Rodi

Caro-Kann Defence

• Advanced Variation 4.h4 - Perunovic

Ruy Lopez

• Neo-Arkhangelsk 6...Bc5 - Ris
• Arkhangelsk Variation 6...Bb7 - Rodi
• The 6.d3 Line - Bok

1.d4 openings

• Catalan Opening
• Open Variation 6...dxc4 - Almasi

Queen’s Gambit Declined

• Blackburne Variation 5.Bf4 - l’Ami
• Classical Main Line 4.Bg5 - Bruzon Batista
• Early Divergences 4...dxc4 - Ikonnikov
• Slav Defence
• Krause Variation 6...Nbd7 - Skatchkov/Frolyanov

Nimzo-Indian Defence

• Rubinstein Variation 4...b6 - Flear

Grünfeld Indian Defence

• Fianchetto Variation 3.g3 - Olthof

King’s Indian Defence

• Fianchetto Variation 3.g3 - Stohl

Queen’s Pawn Openings

• Richter-Veresov 2.Nc3 - Karolyi

   

Others

English Opening

• Reversed Sicilian 2...Bb4 - Raznikov
• Symmetrical Variation 7.d4 - Vigorito
• Symmetrical Variation 3.d4 - Panczyk/Ilczuk

Réti Opening

• 1...d5 2.c4 c6 - Timman
• 1...d5 2.c4 e6 - Antic

Exercises

With more than 75 practical opening exercises to test your understanding.

256 Seiten, englisch, kartoniert, 1. Auflage 2017.