Yearbook 113 hardcover

Forum
The Forum Section has interesting contributions by well-known players like Sarunas Sulskis, Dejan Antic, Viacheslav Zakhartsov, and more.

Columns
In his Opening Takes, Joel Benjamin waves goodbye to Judit Polgar, who has quit chess, and takes a close look at her sharp opening repertoire.
In Kuzmin’s Harvest, Alexey Kuzmin takes a ‘literary’ look at important opening developments at the Sinquefield Cup and the Bilbao Masters.

Preview
We offer a preview of Alexey Bezgodov’s new book on a surprising opening weapon for Black: The Liberated Bishop Defence. A universal weapon for club players and beyond!

Reviews
Glenn Flear reviews The Sicilian Sveshnikov by Vassilios Kotronias, Victor Bologan’s Black Weapons, Alexey Dreev’s The Cozio Defence, and The Modern Bogo by Dejan Antic and Brainimir Maksimovic.

Surveys

Sicilian Defence - Najdorf Variation 7...b5 - SI 7.1-9 - Olthof
Sicilian Defence - Anti-Sveshnikov 3.Nc3 - SI 32.16 - Ikonnikov
Caro-Kann - Advance Variation 8...g5 - CK 4.10 - Illingworth
Scandinavian Defence - Tiviakov Variation 3...Qd6 - SD 8.9 - Bosch
Alekhine Defence - Miles Variation 5...c6 - AL 10.2 - Bosch
Petroff Defence - Nimzowitsch Variation 5.Nc3 - RG 3.5 - Fogarasi
Ruy Lopez - Berlin Defence 9.h3 - RL 7.4 - A. Kuzmin
Ruy Lopez - Berlin Defence 5.Re1 - RL 7.4 - Flear
Ruy Lopez - New Arkhangelsk Variation 6...Bc5 - RL 12.6 - Van de Oudeweetering
Scotch Opening - Classical Variation 6/7.Qe2 - SO 5.8 - Karolyi
Queen’s Gambit Declined - The 4...Nbd7 Complex - QO 16.14 - Bosch
Slav Defence - Early Divergences 4.g3 - SL 1.4 - Matamoros
Slav Defence - Alapin Variation 5...Bf5 - SL 5.6 - De Dovitiis
Slav Defence - Exchange Variation 5.Bf4 - SL 11.4 - Panczyk/Ilczuk
Tarrasch Defence - Semi-Tarrasch 4...c5 - TD 1.7 - Antic
Queen’s Gambit Accepted - Central Variation 3.e4 - QG 4.3 - I. Almasi
Queen’s Gambit Accepted - Alekhine Variation 4...Bg4 - QG 5.9 - Gonda
Nimzo-Indian Defence - Ragozin Variation 8.dxc5 - NI 27.9 - Peralta
Nimzo-Indian Defence - 4.Nf3 Line - NI 28.2 - Panczyk/Ilczuk
Queen’s Indian Defence - Bogo-Indian: 4.Bd2 Qe7 Line - QI 1.7 - Gupta
Queen’s Indian Defence - Nimzowitsch Variation 4...Ba6 - QI 16.4 + 6 - Adorjan
Grünfeld Indian Defence - Anti-Grünfeld 3.f3 - GI 1.1 - Rodi
King’s Indian Defence - Anti-Grünfeld 3.f3 - KI 81.2 - Kaufman
Benoni Defence - Blumenfeld Gambit 5.e4 - BI 3.7 - Tay/Kislik
Queen’s Pawn Openings - 3.g3 Line - QP 6.10 - Finkel
Réti Opening - Reversed Grünfeld 4.c3 - RE 21.1 - Kidambi