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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 - Adorjan
• Sicilian Defence - Taimanov Variation 8...Be7 - SI 40.2 - K. Szabo
• Pirc Defence - Austrian Attack 7.Qd4 - PU 11.8 - Stojanovic
• French Defence - Early Divergences 2.b3 - FR 1.1 - Braga
• French Defence - 3.Nc3 Other Lines - FR 4.2 - De Dovitiis
• French Defence - Steinitz Variation 8...Qb6 - FR 4.4 - Moskalenko
• French Defence - Winawer Variation 7.Bd3 - FR 11.3 - Karolyi
• Petroff Defence - Steinitz Variation 5...Nd7 - RG 2.8 - Wolochowicz
• Petroff Defence - Nimzowitsch Variation 5.Nc3 - RG 3.5 - De Dovitiis
• Ruy Lopez - Moller Variation 5...Bc5 - RL 12.5 - Van der Tak
• Ruy Lopez - The 6.d3-Line - RL 13.5 - A. Kuzmin
• King’s Pawn Openings - Two Knights: Early Divergences 3.g3 - KP 7.2 - Tuncer
• King’s Pawn Openings - Ponziani Opening 3.c3 - KP 8.8 - Bosch
• Queen’s Gambit Declined - Cambridge Springs Variation 8.Õc1 - QO 15.7 - Panczyk/Ilczuk
• Slav Defence - Chebanenko Variation 5.c5 - SL 3.1 - Prasanna
• Slav Defence - 5.g3 Line - SL 6.2 - Peralta
• Catalan Opening - Accepted 4...dc4 - CA 3.4 - Mchedlishvili/Janjgava
• Nimzo-Indian Defence - Sämisch Variation 4.f3 - NI 18.8 - Rodi
• Nimzo-Indian Defence - Ragozin Variation 4.Nf3 d5 - NI 27.2 - Smerdon
• Nimzo-Indian Defence - Vienna Variation 4...dc4 - NI 27.14 - Karolyi
• Nimzo-Indian Defence - 4.Nf3 Line - NI 28.2 - Lukacs/Hazai
• Nimzo-Indian Defence - Kasparov Variation/4.Nf3 c5 5.g3 - NI 28.4 - Shah
• Grünfeld Indian Defence - Exchange Variation 7.Be3 - GI 4.1 - Flear
• King’s Indian Defence - Early Divergences 5.Nge2 - KI 31.6 - Ikonnikov
• Benoni Defence - Blumenfeld Gambit 5.e4 - BI 3.7 - Tay/Kislik
• Benoni Defence - Fianchetto Variation 7.g3 - BI 9.15-16 - Antic
• Queen’s Pawn Opening - Trompowsky Attack 2...e6 - QP 7.8 - Fogarasi

English Opening - Symmetrical Variation 5.g3 - EO 38.15 - Finkel