Nic Yearbook 105 - Hardcover Edition

The Yearbook contains all major new chess opening developments in 35 chapters. Each issue brings dozens of new ideas on the cutting edge of modern chess theory. An accessible way to keep up to date with main line opening theory.

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. Including some very special Olympiad coverage by Viktor Moskalenko and Guliskhan Nakhbayeva!

Columns
In Benjamin’s Opening Takes and Kuzmin’s Harvest, grandmasters Joel Benjamin and Alexey Kuzmin present their views on novelties and opening tendencies in the latest top tournaments.

Book Reviews
In this issue, Glenn Flear reviews Mayhem in the Morra, the latest Sicilian craze, by Marc Esserman, Victor Bologan’s new opening book The Powerful Catalan, The Complete Slav by Konstantin Sakaev, and Lars Schandorff’s 1.d4 – The Indian Defences.

Surveys
Sicilian Defence - Najdorf Variation 6.a4 - SI 14.5 - Finkel
Sicilian Defence - Taimanov Variation 7.f4 - SI 40.2 - I. Almasi
French Defence - Winawer Variation 6...Qc7 - FR 11.8 - Karolyi
French Defence - Tarrasch Variation 3...Nf6 - FR 17.11 - Tzermiadianos
Caro-Kann Defence - Panov Attack 6...Bb4 - CK 3.1 - Sumets
Caro-Kann Defence - Panov Attack 6...Ne4 - CK 3.4 - Lukacs/Hazai
Caro-Kann Defence - Classical Variation 6.h4 - CK 12.3 - Tuncer
Ruy Lopez - Delayed Cozio Variation 4...Nge7 - RL 9.1 - Van de Oudeweetering
Ruy Lopez - New Arkhangelsk Variation 6...Bc5 - RL 12.6 - A. Kuzmin
Ruy Lopez - Early Divergences 6.d3 - RL 13.5 - Illingworth
Ruy Lopez - Open Variation 9.Nbd2 - RL 27.11 - Van der Tak
Scotch Opening - Four Knights Variation 4.d4 - SO 3.1-2 - Flear
Scotch Opening - Classical Variation 5.Nb3 - SO 5.8 - Finkel
King’s Pawn Openings - Centre Game 2.d4 - KP 2.6-11 - Adorjan/Vegh
Slav Defence - Chebanenko Variation 5.e3 - SL 3.1 - S. Kasparov Slav Defence - Botvinnik Variation 16...Qa6 - SL 7.8 - Olthof Slav Defence - Schlechter Variation 4...g6 - SL 10.3+8 - Kidambi Catalan Opening - Accepted Variation 4...dc4 - CA 3.4 - Horvath/Juhasz Nimzo-Indian Defence - Classical Variation 4...0-0 - NI 20.2 - De Dovitiis Bogo-Indian Defence - 4.Bd2 Be7 Line - QI 1.3 - Panczyk/Ilczuk Grünfeld Indian Defence - 4.e3 Line - GI 3.1 - V. Georgiev/Arnaudov Grünfeld Indian Defence - Exchange Variation 7.Nf3 - GI 4.8 - Lemos Sarro Grünfeld Indian Defence - Exchange Variation 7.Nf3 - GI 4.16 - Karolyi Grünfeld Indian Defence - 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Qa4 Line - GI 7.4 - Vegh King's Indian Defence - Classical Variation 9.b4 - KI 4.6+9 - Ikonnikov English Opening - Reversed Dragon 3...d5 - EO 3.11 - V. Georgiev/Arnaudov English Opening - Symmetrical Variation 3...g6 - EO 29.1 - Vilela