Yearbook 120: Chess Opening News (HC)

Forum
The Forum Section features new theoretical contributions by, among others, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Evegni Najer, Karsten Müller, Frank Erwich and A.C. van der Tak.

Columns
In his column Repertoire Building with Benjamin, the American GM continues his treatment of the highly important position type with an isolated queen’s pawn.
In Kuzmin’s Harvest, Alexey Kuzmin explains Vladimir Kramnik’s Opening Philosophy.

Reviews
Glenn Flear reviews three new books: Bologan’s Ruy Lopez for Black (New In Chess), The Taimanov Bible (Thinkers Publishing), Unknown Weapons in the Grünfeld (Thinkers Publishing) and Bf4 in the Queen’s Gambit and the Exchange Slav (Chess Stars).

Surveys
Sicilian Defence – Najdorf Variation 6.Bg5
Sicilian Defence – Najdorf Variation 6.Bc4
Sicilian Defence – Nimzowitsch Variation 2…Nf6
French Defence – Steinitz Variation 7.Be3
French Defence – Winawer Variation 6…Ne7
French Defence – Winawer Variation 6…Ne7
Caro-Kann Defence – Advanced Variation 4.h4
Ruy Lopez – Berlin Defence 4.d3
Ruy Lopez – Berlin Defence 4.0-0
Ruy Lopez – Open Variation 9.Qe2
Italian Game – Giuoco Piano 6.Bg5
Scotch Opening – Classical Variation 4…Bc5
King’s Pawn Openings – Philidor Defence 5.Bc4

Queen’s Gambit Declined – Exchange Variation 5.Bg5
Slav Defence – Botvinnik Variation 10…Be7
Slav Defence – Slow Slav 4.e3
Nimzo-Indian Defence – Classical Variation 4.Qc2
Nimzo-Indian Defence – Ragozin Variation 6.Bg5
Queen’s Indian Defence – Nimzowitsch Variation 4…Ba6
Grünfeld Indian Defence – Exchange Variation 7.Nf3
Old Indian Defence – Main Line 6.Be2
Queen’s Pawn Openings – Colle System 2…b6 3.Bg5
Queen’s Pawn Openings – Trompowsky Opening 3.h4

English Opening – Symmetrical Variation 5.d4
English Opening – Double Fianchetto 6.b3
Réti Opening – 1…d5 2.c4 c6

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