New in Chess Yearbook 62 geb.

NIC Forum
Letters from readers and contributors on the Modern Benoni, Caro-Kann, Queen's Indian, Pirc, Sicilian Cobra, Ruy Lopez, Ponziani, Scotch Mieses, Sicilian Scheveningen, Scandinavian and Anti-Benoni

Sosonko's Column
Sosonko's secret weapon against the Semi-Slav: 5.g3!

Book Review
Glenn Flear reviews books on the Latvian Gambit (Kosten), Scandinavian (Melts), The Lion (Van Rekom/Jansen), French 3.Nc3 (Pedersen) and Sicilian Sozin (Golubev).

36 NIC Surveys Yearbook 62

Sicilian: Poisoned Pawn Variation 8.Nb3, by Bosch

Sicilian: Sozin Variation 7.a4, by Emms

Sicilian: Chinese Dragon Variation 10...Rb8, by Henris

Sicilian: Scheveningen Variation 6.Be2, by Mikhalchishin

Sicilian: Rauzer Variation 6...Bd7, by Van der Weide

Sicilian: Taimanov Variation 6.Be3 a6 7.Bd3, by Golubev

Sicilian: Kan Variation 5...Bc5, by Bosch

Pirc: The Czech System 4.h3, by Karolyi

King's Fianchetto: Early Creativity with 4.Bg5, by Hendriks

French: Rubinstein Variation 3...de4, by Olthof

French: Winawer Variation 7.Nf3, by Pelletier

French: Tarrasch Variation 3...Nf6, by Tiviakov

Caro-Kann: Advance Variation 4.Nc3 a6, by Magomedov

Caro-Kann: Smyslov Variation 4...Nd7, by Karolyi

Ruy Lopez: Berlin Variation with Bd7, by Z.Almasi

Ruy Lopez: Chigorin Variation 9...Na5, by Lukacs & Hazai

Scotch: Classical Variation 5.Nc6, by Flear

Philidor: Hanham Variation 3...Nd7, by Olthof

Vienna: The Romantic 5.Qf3, by Van der Tak

Albin's Counter Gambit: Main Line with 5.g3, by NIC Editors

Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation 3...Be7, by Karolyi

Slav: Meran Variation 8...Bd6, by Langeweg

Tarrasch: Delaying Nc3, by Bosch

Queen's Gambit Accepted: Varna Variation 7.Bb3, by Dautov

Nimzo-Indian: Classical Variation 4.Qc2 (I), by Van der Wiel

Nimzo-Indian: Classical Variation 4.Qc2 (II), by Van der Wiel

Queen's Indian: Classical Variation 4.e3, by Pavlovic

Grnfeld Indian: Exchange Variation 7.Nf3 , by Bosch

King's Indian: Classical Main Line 9.Bg5, by Lukacs & Hazai

King's Indian: Four Pawns Attack 6.Nf3, by Flear

Volga Gambit: Fianchetto Variation 9.Nh3, by Fogarasi

Dutch: Leningrad Variation 7...Qe8, by Lukacs & Hazai

English: Closed Sicilian Reversed 6...h5, by Langeweg

English: Sacrificing the c-pawn 6.Nc3, by Sosonko

English: Protecting the c-pawn 6.Nd2, by Sosonko

Rti : Lasker Variation 5...h6 or 5...e6, by Van der Sterren